AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chiverton Drive–Cielito Drive, 5 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Chiverton Drive–Cielito Drive, 5 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It climbs 409 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,018 – 2,225 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunrise Avenue 34.19329, -116.10700
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Chiverton Drive–Cielito Drive, 5 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 409 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 2,018–2,225 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sunrise Avenue · 34.19329, -116.10700

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Sunrise Avenue, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cielito Drive, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Desert Heights Drive, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hillcrest Drive, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Road, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Chiverton Drive, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miReach Sunrise Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunrise Road, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hillcrest Drive, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sunrise Avenue, heading S.
  15. 0.1 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/chiverton-drive-cielito-drive-out-back-5-sights-12-km

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F78°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 107°78°
Thu 107°84°
Fri 108°87°
Sat 109°88°
Sun 106°88°
Mon 104°84°

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