AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Scenic Drive via Mission Creek Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Scenic Drive via Mission Creek Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near North Palm Springs, CA. It climbs 380 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,250 – 1,575 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.97091, -116.57989
Nearest town North Palm Springs, CA
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Scenic Drive via Mission Creek Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,252–1,575 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.97091, -116.57989

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 75° · precip 3% · wind 28 mph · sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Mission Creek Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.6 miBear left onto Scenic Drive, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miReach Scenic Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Mission Creek Road, heading NW.
  6. 1.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 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/scenic-drive-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F75°
Precip3%Wind28 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:24 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sun 84°75° 40%
Mon 96°73°
Tue 99°78°
Wed 101°83°
Thu 101°83° 17%
Fri 99°80°

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