AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Desert Heights Drive–Knoll Drive, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Desert Heights Drive–Knoll Drive, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,057 – 2,195 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Knoll Drive 34.19333, -116.10905
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Desert Heights Drive–Knoll Drive, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 2,056–2,194 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Knoll Drive · 34.19333, -116.10905

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Knoll Drive, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Desert Heights Drive, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Nandina Street, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hilltop Drive, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ramona Road, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Meldora Avenue, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Agua Avenue, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ramona Drive, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Desert Flower Avenue, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mesa Drive, heading E.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Agua Avenue, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mark Drive, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Knoll Drive, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Knoll Drive, heading E.
  17. 0.4 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-knoll-drive-out-back-5-sights-7-km

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F78°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 107°78°
Thu 107°84°
Fri 108°87°
Sat 109°88°
Sun 106°88°
Mon 104°84°

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