Baker Trail & San Andreas Road via Elata Avenue
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Baker Trail & San Andreas Road via Elata Avenue is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 1,314 ft. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,698 – 4,295 ft9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.09052, -116.41507
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
Directions
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Baker Trail & San Andreas Road via Elata Avenue
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 3,698–4,294 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: 34.09052, -116.41507
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Joshua Springs School stop 769 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Elata Avenue, heading SE.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Elk Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto San Andreas Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Kickapoo Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Baker Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach San Andreas Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Kickapoo Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto San Andreas Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Elk Trail, heading SE.
- 3.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Joshua Springs School stop 769 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Eureka Peak Viewpoint–Boundary Trail West, 3 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,320 ft
- Boundary Trail West & Campground Road via Elata Avenue 6.4 mi · ▲ 838 ft
- San Andreas Road 7 mi · ▲ 1,040 ft
- Elata Avenue 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
- Elata Avenue 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
- Boundary Trail West via Elata Avenue 4.3 mi · ▲ 639 ft
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