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Desert Drive–Gabby Hayes, 3 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,959 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Desert Drive–Gabby Hayes, 3 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Cahuilla Hills, CA. It climbs 3,959 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 1,552 ft · steepest grade: 32%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.69033, -116.42551
Nearest town Cahuilla Hills, CA
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Desert Drive–Gabby Hayes, 3 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,959 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Elevation 262–1,552 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.69033, -116.42551

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftBear right onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading NW.
  3. 4.8 miSharp right onto Gabby Hayes, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Desert Drive, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miReach Gabby Hayes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Gabby Hayes, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading S.
  16. 4.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/desert-drive-gabby-hayes-out-back-3-sights-24-km

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:06 PM

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