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

  1. Start on Cottonwood Drive, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Cobalt Road, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 400 ftBear left onto Flamingo Avenue, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Gold Nugget Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Delaware Avenue, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto 4th Street South, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sunever Road, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto 3rd Street, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sun Loma Road, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sun Mesa Road, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto California Avenue, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miReach Cottonwood Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sun Mesa Road, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sun Loma Road, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto 3rd Street, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sunever Road, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto 4th Street South, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Delaware Avenue, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Gold Nugget Road, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Flamingo Avenue, heading S.
  23. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 400 ftBear right onto Cobalt Road, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading W.
  26. 1.5 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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

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