AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cielito Drive

5.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Cielito Drive is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,156 – 2,297 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.18956, -116.14192
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Cielito Drive

5.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 2,156–2,296 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.18956, -116.14192

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cielito Drive, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto El Portal Avenue, heading N.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 300 ftTurn left onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 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/cielito-drive-out-back-8-km-2bfd

Weather

Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 7:08 PM

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