El Paseo Drive–Hillcrest Drive, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 3 hr 43 min
El Paseo Drive–Hillcrest Drive, 3 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It climbs 508 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,018 – 2,412 ft10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Knoll Drive 34.19333, -116.10905
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
Directions
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El Paseo Drive–Hillcrest Drive, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 2,019–2,411 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Knoll Drive · 34.19333, -116.10905
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start on Knoll Drive, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Desert Heights Drive, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hillcrest Drive, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Meldora Avenue, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto El Paseo Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Hillcrest Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Meldora Avenue, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Sunrise Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hillcrest Drive, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Knoll Drive, heading N.
- 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 surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 4:04 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4 mi · out & back · via Sunrise Road
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Sunrise Road
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Sunrise Road
- 6.7 mi · out & back · via Sunrise Road
- 7.2 mi · out & back · via Sunrise Road
- 7.2 mi · out & back · via Sunrise Road
- 7.5 mi · out & back · via Sunrise Road
- 9 mi · out & back · via Sunrise Road
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