Mission Creek Road
10.2 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Mission Creek Road is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Devil's Garden near Desert Hot Springs, CA. It climbs 656 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mission Creek Road
10.2 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,238–1,624 ft
Out & Back · Devil's Garden
Trailhead: 33.99065, -116.54459
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 81° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Mission Creek Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Scenic Drive, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Mission Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Mission Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Scenic Drive, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Mission Creek Road, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Via Diablo via Mission Creek Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Scenic Drive via Mission Creek Road 9.9 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Yucca Ridge Viewpoint–Morongo Valley, 4 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,316 ft
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