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Desert Drive Viewpoint–Herb Jeffries Trail, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Desert Drive Viewpoint–Herb Jeffries Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Rancho Mirage, CA. The route reaches Desert Drive Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,247 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 1,253 ft · steepest grade: 32%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72554, -116.40604
Nearest town Rancho Mirage, CA
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Desert Drive Viewpoint–Herb Jeffries Trail, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 218–1,252 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.72554, -116.40604

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Palm Desert, Ca (PDC) stop 699 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Desert Drive, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miReach Desert Drive Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/desert-drive-viewpoint-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 100°F66°
Feels like92°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat 99°71°
Sun 94°77° 36%
Mon 102°84°
Tue 106°88° 20%
Wed 100°92° 20%
Thu 97°87° 24%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Palm Desert, Ca (PDC) stop 699 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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