Mojave Desert Land Trust

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftSharp left onto Elata Avenue, heading SE.
  3. 2.5 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Elk Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto San Andreas Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right onto Kickapoo Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Baker Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miReach San Andreas Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kickapoo Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto San Andreas Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Elk Trail, heading SE.
  19. 3.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  20. 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

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