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Determining my route up the side of the hill. |
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| Southern California Map. |
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| Driving Map. |
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| Parking Map. |
Parking coordinates: 33.96110°N, -117.37825°W.
Summary
By looking at the numbers, this really seems to be not much of a hike. However, this is a climb up a prominent point within the city of Riverside. Therefore, hikers can ignore this hike "at their own risk". Also, since it is a short outing, I made sure to plan other nearby hikes to round out the day.
Hiking Stats:
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| Hiking Map. |
By looking at the numbers, this really seems to be not much of a hike. However, this is a climb up a prominent point within the city of Riverside. Therefore, hikers can ignore this hike "at their own risk". Also, since it is a short outing, I made sure to plan other nearby hikes to round out the day.
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| Arriving at the cistern. |
Street parking is on Panorama Road, so the hike begins by walking down the sidewalk. After passing the last house on the street, I cut across the open field below the Pachappa Hill in order to find the route of least resistance. There is no established trail, but finding the way up comes down to minor route finding instincts. It rises to a cistern about three quarters of the way up. Pressing forward a little more leads to the summit.
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| On the summit. |
On top, there are grand views of the city of Riverside in a 360 degree panorama. I hung around an extra few minutes just to appreciate the view. I then came back down the same way without seeing anybody else up there, other than a neighborhood barking dog constantly heard in the background the whole time. Urban hikes can be exciting and worthwhile at times!
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| Summit views. |
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