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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Border Avenue–Chollita Road, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Border Avenue–Chollita Road, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 328 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,694 – 3,028 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.13574, -116.35119
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Border Avenue–Chollita Road, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 2,695–3,027 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.13574, -116.35119

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Joshua Tree Memorial Park stop 103 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Olympic Road, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Chollita Road, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sherwood Road, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Chollita Road, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wilson Terrace, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miReach Chollita Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 1 miTurn left onto Wilson Terrace, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Chollita Road, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sherwood Road, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto Chollita Road, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Olympic Road, heading W.
  21. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/border-avenue-chollita-road-out-back-4-sights-12-km-8764

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F80°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 102°79°
Wed 100°74°
Thu 103°80°
Fri 104°83°
Sat 104°83°
Sun 100°81°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Joshua Tree Memorial Park stop 103 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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