AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cielito Drive & Rorick Way

5.5 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Cielito Drive & Rorick Way is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,018 – 2,284 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Taco Drive 34.19141, -116.14193
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
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Cielito Drive & Rorick Way

5.5 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 2,018–2,282 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Taco Drive · 34.19141, -116.14193

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 65° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Taco Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rorick Way, heading E.
  4. 1.5 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cielito Drive, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach Rorick Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rorick Way, heading W.
  9. 1.5 miTurn left onto Pampas Avenue, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taco Drive, heading W.
  11. 0.2 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/cielito-drive-rorick-way-out-back-9-km-7fca

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F65°
Precip3%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sun 82°73° 34%
Mon 95°69°
Tue 98°75°
Wed 99°78°
Thu 100°82°
Fri 96°81°

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