AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vista Chino

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Vista Chino is a 2-mile out-and-back near Thousand Palms, CA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi367 – 436 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.83828, -116.38193
Nearest town Thousand Palms, CA
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Vista Chino

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Elevation 367–435 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.83828, -116.38193

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Vista Chino, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miReach Vista Chino, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/vista-chino-out-back

Trail surface

100% sand

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat 98°80°
Sun 93°83° 39%
Mon 103°82°
Tue 106°85° 18%
Wed 100°89°
Thu 98°84° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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