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Boo Hoff Trail

Intermediate/Difficult
 4.4 (8)
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  2. CA
  3. …Southern California
  4. …Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
  5. La Quinta Cove
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“A solid singletrack run from the La Quinta cove with a great climb and downhill. ”

Tom Robson
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8.0

Miles

12.9

KM

83%

Runnable

1,874' 571 m

High

23' 7 m

Low

1,452' 443 m

Up

1,852' 564 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (4°)

25%

Max Grade (14°)

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Like most of the trails in the Coachella Valley, this one is rocky and very hot. It has a good 3.5-mile climb with 1,500 ft of elevation gained. However, the views from the top make the climb well worth the effort.

There are a couple of short branches off of the main trail during the first half of the run that are worth exploring. Take Jefferson Street to the La Quinta Cove to Lake Cahuilla Trail that will bring you back to the start.

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Land Manager: BLM California - Santa Rosa and San Jacinto National Monument

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Tom Robson with improvements by August Lenarz
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  4.4 from 8 votes

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Sand trail on the way from the parking lot to Boo Hoff Trail.
Nov 24, 2018 near Vista S…, CA
View back down the trail
Nov 24, 2018 near La Quinta, CA

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Apr 1, 2020
Andrea Scott
Parking lot to Boo Hoff to Lake to Cove connector loop is approximately 12.8 miles. Stunning and very runable. Go early as it gets super hot after 9am 12.8mi — 2h 39m
Nov 23, 2018
Jordan V
It’s about 2 miles from the parking to the actual Boo Hoff metal sign. Sand at a slight incline until you get there then a fun hike up.
May 23, 2018
Jeff Hooker
Jun 24, 2017
John Searing
Nice trail for a run. Ran up 3.5 miles and then reversed the route. Parked at the Cove parking area. Trail is well marked and the views are great. 7mi

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