3rd Street–California Avenue, 5 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 3 hr 28 min
3rd Street–California Avenue, 5 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 386 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,448 – 2,779 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cottonwood Drive 34.12954, -116.27680
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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3rd Street–California Avenue, 5 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 2,446–2,780 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cottonwood Drive · 34.12954, -116.27680
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 106°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (County Courthouse) stop 548 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cottonwood Drive, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Cobalt Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Flamingo Avenue, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Gold Nugget Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Delaware Avenue, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto 4th Street South, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sunever Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto 3rd Street, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sun Loma Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sun Mesa Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto California Avenue, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Cottonwood Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sun Mesa Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sun Loma Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto 3rd Street, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sunever Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto 4th Street South, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Delaware Avenue, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Gold Nugget Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Flamingo Avenue, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Cobalt Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 106°F80°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
105°77°
Wed
102°74°
Thu
105°81°
Fri
106°85°
Sat
106°85°
Sun
102°83°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (County Courthouse) stop 548 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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