Coyote Valley Road (to Coyote Flat Connector)

Coyote Valley Road is a fairly wide, sand and gravel road that heads south from West Bishop toward Peterson Mill. The road starts in a sandy wash, which can be challenging without fat/large tires. Once you reach the switchbacks, the terrain improves, though the incline can still be tough in places. At 8,000 feet, you arrive at the top of Chipmunk Canyon, which might also require hiking due to sand, but you're close to the top. After the sandy wash, you will soon see the first chance to turn left onto the Coyote Flat connector which links up with the popular Waganobe Trail. If continue right past this junction, you descend to the creek, and climb up to the summit of Coyote Flat, where you finally begin to descend.