Pole Road

9.5 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Pole Road is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Hidden Palms, CA. It climbs 522 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 1,161 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Pole Road

9.5 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 3 hr 26 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 miContinue straight onto 22nd Avenue, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sky Valley Road, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Pole Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

37% sand63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~103 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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