AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Desert Heights Drive & Hilltop Drive

4.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Desert Heights Drive & Hilltop Drive is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,087 – 2,188 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Giant Rock Road 34.19336, -116.12435
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Desert Heights Drive & Hilltop Drive

4.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 2,085–2,188 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Giant Rock Road · 34.19336, -116.12435

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 79° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Mark Drive, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hilltop Drive, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miReach Desert Heights Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mark Drive, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Desert Heights Drive, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 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/desert-heights-drive-hilltop-drive-out-back

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F79°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 106°75°
Thu 106°84°
Fri 108°87°
Sat 109°88°
Sun 106°88°
Mon 104°83°

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