Gabby Hayes–Herb Jeffries Trail, 3 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,812 ft · 6 hr 58 min
Gabby Hayes–Herb Jeffries Trail, 3 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Rancho Mirage, CA. It climbs 3,812 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 1,552 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72554, -116.40604
Nearest town Rancho Mirage, CA
Directions
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Gabby Hayes–Herb Jeffries Trail, 3 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,812 ft · 6 hr 58 min
Elevation 218–1,552 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.72554, -116.40604
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Palm Desert, Ca (PDC) stop 699 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Gabby Hayes, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading W.
- 6.2 miContinue straight onto Art Smith Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Herb Jeffries Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Art Smith Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading SE.
- 6.2 miSharp right onto Gabby Hayes, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:06 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Palm Desert, Ca (PDC) stop 699 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Art Smith Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Art Smith Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Art Smith Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Art Smith Trail
- 7.5 mi · out & back · via Art Smith Trail
- 10.6 mi · out & back · via Art Smith Trail
- 10.9 mi · loop · via Art Smith Trail
- 11.9 mi · loop · via Art Smith Trail
More from this trailhead
- Desert Drive & Mike Schuler Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 475 ft
- Herb Jeffries Trail–Hopalong Cassidy Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Gabby Hayes & Herb Jeffries Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 704 ft
- Desert Drive Viewpoint–Herb Jeffries Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft
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