Rorick Way & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Rorick Way & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Desert Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,057 – 2,205 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Knoll Drive 34.19333, -116.10905
Nearest town Desert Heights, CA
Directions
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Rorick Way & Taco Drive via Giant Rock Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 2,056–2,206 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Knoll Drive · 34.19333, -116.10905
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Knoll Drive, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Desert Heights Drive, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rorick Way, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Bluegrass Avenue, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Rorick Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Giant Rock Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Taco Drive, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 109°F78°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed
107°78°
Thu
107°84°
Fri
108°87°
Sat
109°88°
Sun
106°88°
Mon
104°84°
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More from Knoll Drive Trailhead
- Bermuda Avenue–Cielito Drive, 4 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Desert Flower Avenue & Rorick Way 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Hillcrest Drive & Nandina Street 3.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Aqua Avenue–Desert Heights Drive, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Desert Heights Drive–Knoll Drive, 5 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Agua Avenue–Cielito Drive, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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