Desert Drive–Gabby Hayes, 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,768 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Desert Drive–Gabby Hayes, 3 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Cahuilla Hills, CA. It climbs 2,768 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 1,034 ft · steepest grade: 27%11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.70218, -116.41109
Nearest town Cahuilla Hills, CA
Directions
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Desert Drive–Gabby Hayes, 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,768 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 262–1,035 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.70218, -116.41109
Weather Sep 6: Clear, high 97°F / low 75° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miSharp right onto Gabby Hayes, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Desert Drive, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Gabby Hayes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Herb Jeffries Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Gabby Hayes, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Hopalong Cassidy Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F75°
Feels like84°Precip2%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sun
94°81°
15%
Mon
102°78°
Tue
106°88°
Wed
108°91°
16%
Thu
111°95°
27%
Fri
107°88°
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- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Hopalong Cassidy Trail
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- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Hopalong Cassidy Trail
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