California Borrego Springs The Slot

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Distance: 5.85 mi
Elevation gain: 2,523 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 2,195 ft
Max elevation: 1,082 ft
TrailRank: 37
Min elevation: 461 ft
Trail type: Loop

Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Coordinates: 473
Uploaded: March 23, 2009
Recorded: March 2009

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near Ocotillo Wells, California (United States)

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On Hwy 78, take exit Mile 78 on Buttes Pass Road. Accessible by all cars some times, up to the slot (check at the Borrego Visitor Center.) To our trail head (parking 2) 4x4 highly recommended. Just before the sign One Way Road park your car. The drop down is for very high clearance vehicles only. Walk down the dirt road until the crossing and head right into the wash/road. The canyon narrows until it becomes the slot. It gets very tight at times, after some time the sloth widens and the wall become less high. As you exit the slot on your right follow a trail uphill. We made a detour into one of the canyons (canyon 1) well worth the experience, but you must climb a bit at some points. We returned at a rather steep dry waterfall. Following the trail further uphill to some sort of a top. Turn left along a small canyon in what becomes a rim road, with views on both sides. It looks like you can make it all the way down. We returned just before the end because is was too slippery and too steep (loose gravel) for our taste. Hiking time 3 Hour 10 Min.

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