AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Springs Road & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Rock Springs Road & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,057 – 2,274 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Knoll Drive 34.19333, -116.10905
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Rock Springs Road & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 2,056–2,273 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Knoll Drive · 34.19333, -116.10905

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 67° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Knoll Drive, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miSharp left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Rock Springs Road, heading E.
  7. 350 ftReach Taco Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn right onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading N.
  11. 100 ftSharp right onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
  12. 1.2 miBear left onto Taco Drive, heading E.
  13. 0.6 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/giant-rock-road-out-back-7-km-a541

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F67°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun 83°74° 32%
Mon 95°70°
Tue 99°76°
Wed 100°79°
Thu 101°83°
Fri 97°82°

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