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 Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 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
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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- Bermuda Avenue–Cielito Drive, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Desert Flower Avenue & Rorick Way 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Hillcrest Drive & Nandina Street 3.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Rorick Way & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Aqua Avenue–Desert Heights Drive, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Desert Heights Drive–Knoll Drive, 5 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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