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Aqua Avenue–Desert Heights Drive, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Aqua Avenue–Desert Heights Drive, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,057 – 2,228 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Knoll Drive 34.19333, -116.10905
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Aqua Avenue–Desert Heights Drive, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 2,056–2,227 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Knoll Drive · 34.19333, -116.10905

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Knoll Drive, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Desert Heights Drive, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Nandina Street, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hilltop Drive, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ramona Road, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Meldora Avenue, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mesa Drive, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Aqua Avenue, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cove View Road, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mark Drive, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Knoll Drive, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Knoll Drive, heading E.
  15. 0.4 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/aqua-avenue-desert-heights-drive-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:58 AMSunset 7:44 PM

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