AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Scenic Drive & Via Diablo via Mission Creek Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Scenic Drive & Via Diablo via Mission Creek Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near North Palm Springs, CA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,286 – 1,404 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scenic Drive 33.96506, -116.56258
Nearest town North Palm Springs, CA
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Scenic Drive & Via Diablo via Mission Creek Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Elevation 1,286–1,405 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Scenic Drive · 33.96506, -116.56258

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 92°F / low 74° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start on Scenic Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mission Creek Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miBear left onto Via Diablo, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miReach Scenic Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Mission Creek Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Scenic Drive, heading W.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/scenic-drive-via-diablo-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 92°F74°
Precip0%Wind19 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:24 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sat 96°77°
Sun 83°76° 50%
Mon 96°74°
Tue 100°79°
Wed 101°84°
Thu 102°83° 17%

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