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Penny Lane via Pole Road

9 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Penny Lane via Pole Road is a 9-mile out-and-back near Hidden Palms, CA. It climbs 495 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 1,165 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

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

9 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 744–1,165 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. 0.6 miTurn right onto Penny Lane, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miReach Penny Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pole Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 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/roadrunner-pond-out-back-17-km-57d1

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 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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