Mica Avenue–Mountain Avenue, 5 sights

12 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Mica Avenue–Mountain Avenue, 5 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,759 – 1,972 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Dale Road 34.13228, -116.02989
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA

Directions

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Mica Avenue–Mountain Avenue, 5 sights

12 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,758–1,971 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Dale Road · 34.13228, -116.02989

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 95°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Old Dale Road, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Broad Street, heading N.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Avenue, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left onto Mojave Road, heading N.
  7. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Mica Avenue, heading N.
  9. 100 ftReach Old Dale Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Raymond Drive, heading N.
  11. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Mojave Road, heading S.
  13. 1 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  14. 1.3 miBear left onto Mountain Avenue, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singing Sands Road, heading SW.
  17. 1 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading W.
  18. 0.8 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

57% dirt2% gravel41% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F65°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 92°70°
Tue 88°68°
Wed 94°74°
Thu 95°76°
Fri 95°75°
Sat 96°76°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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