California - Borrego Springs - Clark Valley Pictographs
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.26 mi
- Elevation gain
- 344 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 344 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,068 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 809 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 8 minutes
- Coordinates
- 777
- Uploaded
- March 5, 2014
- Recorded
- March 2014
near El Rancho Mobile Home Park, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
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At the roadside parking (unmarked) head North cross country.
There normally isn't any trail leading this way, the hiking is on firm sand with some scrubs, excellent terrain to go cross country.
Head for the canyon in the middle of the first picture.
Just left of the canyon you can see a small hill, this is point Corp (se) on some maps.
The huge Palo Verde is also a good marker, keep right (East) of it.
The Pictographs are at the foot of the hill and a you can see some on the rocks above.
It takes you about half an hour to get there.
No need to go up the hill, there isn't anything but boulders.
On the route I marked some washes, they are no obstacle whatsoever.
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How to get here:
Take the Rockhouse Tr and park after 6.8 Mile.
The road starts out as asphalt but turns into a wide dirt road, gravel road and a sandy road.
Keep in the west of the valley.
The only obstacle is at the quarry where the road crosses the dry lake.
This is a short crossing but can be an obstacle, even weeks after rain.
You can sink into the mud real deep, so be cautious.
In Early March 2014 the road was excellent and the lake bone dry.
The road is gravel, a bit uncomfortable to drive on, but it shouldn't be a problem for any car to drive on. But road conditions can change.
Don't drive too far unless you have a 4x4, because of the soft sand further on.
Waypoints
Waypoint
608 ft
Rockhouse
Rockhouse Tr
Car park
842 ft
Park
Park
Waypoint
856 ft
Wash 1
Wash 1
Waypoint
864 ft
Wash 2
Wash 2
Waypoint
860 ft
Wash 3
Wash 3
Waypoint
852 ft
Wash 4
Wash 4
Waypoint
847 ft
Wash 5
Wash 5
Waypoint
843 ft
Wash 7
Wash 7
Waypoint
851 ft
Wash 8
Wash 8
Waypoint
1,054 ft
Peak
Peak
Waypoint
944 ft
PIC
Waypoint
906 ft
Palo Verde
Palo Verde Huge
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