Hawk Valley Road
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,381 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Hawk Valley Road is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Big Morongo Canyon Preserve near Palm Wells, CA. It climbs 1,381 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,546 – 3,189 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.06616, -116.54664
Nearest town Palm Wells, CA
Directions
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Hawk Valley Road
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,381 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 2,546–3,188 ft
Out & Back · Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
Trailhead: 34.06616, -116.54664
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Hawk Valley Road, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Yucca Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Hawk Valley Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:46 PM
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