Ben Mar Trail & Powerline Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,240 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Ben Mar Trail & Powerline Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Little Morongo Heights, CA. It climbs 1,240 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,406 – 4,259 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ben Mar Trail 34.09569, -116.48022
Nearest town Little Morongo Heights, CA
Directions
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Ben Mar Trail & Powerline Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,240 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 3,405–4,260 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: Ben Mar Trail · 34.09569, -116.48022
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 101°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on Ben Mar Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Ben Mar Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Ben Mar Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 101°F80°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
100°72°
Wed
98°70°
Thu
101°79°
Fri
102°81°
Sat
102°82°
Sun
99°78°
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