AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hillcrest Drive & Nandina Street

3.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Hillcrest Drive & Nandina Street is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,965 – 2,087 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Knoll Drive 34.19333, -116.10905
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Hillcrest Drive & Nandina Street

3.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,967–2,086 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Knoll Drive · 34.19333, -116.10905

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Knoll Drive, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Desert Heights Drive, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hillcrest Drive, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nandina Street, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miReach Hillcrest Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Hillcrest Drive, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Giant Rock Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Knoll Drive, heading E.
  11. 0.4 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/hillcrest-drive-nandina-street-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F78°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 107°78°
Thu 107°84°
Fri 108°87°
Sat 109°88°
Sun 106°88°
Mon 104°84°

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