Aqueduct Road & Fargo Canyon Road

14.9 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Aqueduct Road & Fargo Canyon Road is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Coachella, CA. It climbs 1,162 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 1,729 ft14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fargo Canyon Road 33.74388, -116.12292
Nearest town Coachella, CA

Directions

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Aqueduct Road & Fargo Canyon Road

14.9 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 553–1,729 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fargo Canyon Road · 33.74388, -116.12292

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 112°F / low 90° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Fargo Canyon Road, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 4.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Aqueduct Road, heading SE.
  5. 2.4 miReach Fargo Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 4.3 miBear left onto Fargo Canyon Road, heading W.
  9. 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 surface

67% dirt33% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 112°F90°
Feels like93°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
115°90°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 111°84°
Wed 107°84°
Thu 108°85°
Fri 110°86°
Sat 111°84°
Sun 108°84°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:11 PM.

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