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El Portal Avenue & Moonglow Road via Cielito Drive

4.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 34 min

El Portal Avenue & Moonglow Road via Cielito Drive is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,156 – 2,277 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Cove Road 34.19329, -116.15486
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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El Portal Avenue & Moonglow Road via Cielito Drive

4.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,156–2,276 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Indian Cove Road · 34.19329, -116.15486

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 92°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Indian Cove Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cielito Drive, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Moonglow Road, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Nandina Street, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto El Portal Avenue, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Indian Cove Road, heading S.
  8. 0.3 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/el-portal-avenue-moonglow-road-out-back

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F65°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sat 94°66°
Sun 85°74° 40%
Mon 95°69°
Tue 98°75°
Wed 99°79°
Thu 100°82°

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