California - Borrego - Hellhole canyon - CRH Loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 8.56 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,412 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 3,615 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,393 ft
- TrailRank
- 56
- Min elevation
- 867 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 5 hours 58 minutes
- Coordinates
- 840
- Uploaded
- February 8, 2010
- Recorded
- February 2010
near Desert Sands Mobile Home Park, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
More Anza Borrego Hiking
Nice but more difficult loop, with much of the scenery Borrego has to offer.
For more photos and descriptions read the Hellhole canyon trail and the California RH Trail (Borrego-Jasper).
As we enter the Hellhole canyon closer to the Maidenhair falls, the hiking gets more difficult. The vegetation gets a lot more dense and some stingy plants (Catclaw).
From year to year the trail is a bit different. With more water (February 2010)
it is slightly more difficult.
Take your time, finding the easiest route, normally this is closer to the stream.
At the Maidenhair falls go back and go over the falls on the right.
(Left hand side of the canyon from Borrego)
A relatively easy climb gets you just above the falls. The vegetation is still rather dense. Stay more to the left hand side of the canyon, we will go further away from the stream.
But conditions will vary from year to year so use your common sense.
Reaching a canyon from the left, with lots of boulders turn left.
Immediately go uphill on the left side of the canyon wall.
This is a bit of a climb, with some gravel and sand, so be careful.
Search for the best way to navigate through the boulders, nothing too difficult.
At point X take the California RH trail to the left, a bit uphill at first, but going all the way down.
This is a nice trail but sometimes a bit steep and slippery.
Hiking time 6 Hours.
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1,860 ft
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