Please review our hiker info page to familiarize yourself with hiker safety rules and our hike ratings so that you can select hikes that meet your level of fitness. Unless specified otherwise in the activity descriptions below, hikes have a 15 person limit, and they begin in the ABDNHA parking lot.
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Hike: Aggregate Canyon (Strenuous) – FULL (waitlist)
HIKE IS FULL. Call 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist.
Leader: Robin Halford, ABDNHA Volunteer
Aggregate Canyon is one of the most fascinating slot canyons in the Mecca Wilderness. The long hike up the wash is interesting and then the slot canyon goes for quite a distance. This hike would be rated easy, except that the last 0.1 mile is a steep climb up the rim for a view of the Salton Sea. The total hike distance (round trip) is 4.8 miles. Sturdy shoes, walking sticks recommended. Bring snack/lunch and water. Limit 10.
Note: Meets at Box Canyon!
Driving instructions to meeting location: Drive North on Hwy 86, and go right (east) on 66th Ave. Go over the bypass bridge and turn right (east) at the light. Drive 7.0 miles (2.5 miles past Painted Canyon Road), and park on the left (N) side of Box Canyon Road. No charge. Register at the ABDNHA Nature Center.
