Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT)–Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Cathedral City, CA. It climbs 2,328 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi738 – 1,818 ft · steepest grade: 24%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dunn Road 33.76182, -116.48115
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA
Directions
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Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT)–Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 738–1,818 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dunn Road · 33.76182, -116.48115
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Dunn Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT), heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dunn Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 2 miSharp left onto Thielman Trail (aka Bogert), heading NE.
- 1 miReach Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Dunn Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT), heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dunn Road, heading SE.
- 1.6 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 98°F70°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat
98°71°
Sun
91°77°
43%
Mon
100°82°
Tue
103°86°
22%
Wed
99°89°
22%
Thu
93°86°
24%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
- 7.5 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
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