AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cielito Drive

4.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Cielito Drive is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,156 – 2,297 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Taco Drive 34.19141, -116.14193
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Cielito Drive

4.8 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 2,156–2,296 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Taco Drive · 34.19141, -116.14193

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 92°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Taco Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.4 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. 250 ftTurn left onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Taco Drive, 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-9243

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F65°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sat 94°65°
Sun 84°73° 40%
Mon 95°69°
Tue 98°75°
Wed 99°78°
Thu 100°82°

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