AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

17th Avenue & Helms Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 56 min

17th Avenue & Helms Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Desert Edge, CA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,286 – 1,437 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Helms Road 33.92187, -116.40622
Nearest town Desert Edge, CA
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17th Avenue & Helms Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 56 min

Elevation 1,287–1,439 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Helms Road · 33.92187, -116.40622

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 111°F / low 90° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start on Helms Road, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto 17th Avenue, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miReach Helms Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Helms Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/17th-avenue-helms-road-out-back-4-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 111°F90°
Feels like88°Precip0%Wind12 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
115°90°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 110°81°
Wed 106°80°
Thu 107°82°
Fri 109°86°
Sat 111°85°
Sun 107°85°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:13 PM.

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