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Carrizo Canyon & Dead Indian Canyon via Art Smith Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,832 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Carrizo Canyon & Dead Indian Canyon via Art Smith Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Cahuilla Hills, CA. It climbs 1,832 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,598 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.69033, -116.42551
Nearest town Cahuilla Hills, CA
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Carrizo Canyon & Dead Indian Canyon via Art Smith Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,832 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,027–1,599 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.69033, -116.42551

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Art Smith Trail, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Dead Indian Canyon, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto Carrizo Canyon, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 1 miReach Dead Indian Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto Art Smith Trail, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/carrizo-canyon-dead-indian-canyon-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 7:09 PM

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