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Desert Quail Drive & Foothill Drive

2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min

Desert Quail Drive & Foothill Drive is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Harmony Acres, CA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,671 – 2,713 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desert Quail Drive 34.12414, -116.13331
Nearest town Harmony Acres, CA
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Desert Quail Drive & Foothill Drive

2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min

Elevation 2,672–2,714 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Desert Quail Drive · 34.12414, -116.13331

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 108°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Desert Quail Drive, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Foothill Drive, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miReach Desert Quail Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Desert Quail Drive, heading E.
  5. 0.5 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-quail-drive-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 108°F82°
Feels like90°Precip0%Wind16 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 106°78°
Wed 105°77°
Thu 106°83°
Fri 107°86°
Sat 107°86°
Sun 104°84°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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