AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Powerline Road

13 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Powerline Road is a 13-mile out-and-back near Desert Center, CA. It climbs 511 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,227 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.73359, -115.45113
Nearest town Desert Center, CA
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Powerline Road

13 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 964–1,228 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.73359, -115.45113

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 76° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:19 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading N.
  4. 4.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 4.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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/powerline-road-out-back-21-km

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F76°
Feels like90°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity8%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:19 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Sat 94°76°
Sun 94°81°
Mon 100°77°
Tue 104°83°
Wed 102°85° 18%
Thu 97°84°

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