Pipes Canyon Trail via Indian Springs Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Rimrock, CA. It climbs 1,923 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,387 – 5,276 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.16906, -116.54457
Nearest town Rimrock, CA
Directions
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Pipes Canyon Trail via Indian Springs Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,923 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 4,386–5,276 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.16906, -116.54457
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Chaparrosa Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Indian Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Pipes Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Pipes Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Indian Springs Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Chaparrosa Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 82°F60°
Precip0%Wind19 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Sat
81°61°
Sun
75°65°
57%
Mon
84°62°
Tue
88°66°
25%
Wed
86°72°
18%
Thu
79°68°
22%
More from this trailhead
- Chaparrosa Peak Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft
- Chaparrosa Peak & Chaparrosa Peak Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,328 ft
- Indian Springs Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft
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