Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

Hawk Valley Road

8 mi · ▲ 1,330 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Hawk Valley Road is an 8-mile out-and-back in Big Morongo Canyon Preserve near Palm Wells, CA. It climbs 1,330 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,546 – 3,189 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.06512, -116.54515
Nearest town Palm Wells, CA

Directions

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Hawk Valley Road

8 mi · ▲ 1,330 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 2,546–3,188 ft

Out & Back · Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

Trailhead: 34.06512, -116.54515

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto Hawk Valley Road, heading SE.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Yucca Ridge Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Hawk Valley Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 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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