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Devil's Garden

Mission Creek Road

13 mi · ▲ 1,390 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Mission Creek Road is a 13-mile out-and-back in Devil's Garden near Desert Hot Springs, CA. It climbs 1,390 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,286 – 1,978 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98922, -116.53901
Nearest town Desert Hot Springs, CA
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Mission Creek Road

13 mi · ▲ 1,390 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,286–1,977 ft

Out & Back · Devil's Garden

Trailhead: 33.98922, -116.53901

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Mission Creek Road, heading SW.
  6. 1.8 miSharp right onto Scenic Drive, heading W.
  7. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Mission Creek Road, heading E.
  9. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 1.3 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/mission-creek-road-out-back-21-km-d4cc

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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