Desert Drive Viewpoint–Gabby Hayes, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 2,469 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Desert Drive Viewpoint–Gabby Hayes, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back near Cahuilla Hills, CA. The route reaches Desert Drive Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 2,469 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi282 – 1,253 ft · steepest grade: 31%9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.70077, -116.40925
Nearest town Cahuilla Hills, CA
Directions
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Desert Drive Viewpoint–Gabby Hayes, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 2,469 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 283–1,252 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.70077, -116.40925
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miSharp right onto Gabby Hayes, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Desert Drive, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Desert Drive Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Gabby Hayes, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 96°F70°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat
98°76°
Sun
91°80°
27%
Mon
100°81°
Tue
103°85°
17%
Wed
98°89°
Thu
94°85°
19%
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