Helms Road via 17th Avenue
2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 50 min
Helms Road via 17th Avenue is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Desert Edge, CA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Helms Road via 17th Avenue
2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 50 min
Elevation 1,348–1,426 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.92823, -116.40146
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 110°F / low 90° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto 17th Avenue, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Helms Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Helms Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto 17th Avenue, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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