AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pole Road

9 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Pole Road is a 9-mile out-and-back near Hidden Palms, CA. It climbs 494 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 1,161 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.86021, -116.30570
Nearest town Hidden Palms, CA
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Pole Road

9 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 744–1,162 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.86021, -116.30570

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 3 miTurn left onto Pole Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Sky Valley Road, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Pole Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.8 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/pole-road-out-back-14-km-e049

Trail surface

39% sand61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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