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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Border Avenue–El Cajon Drive, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Border Avenue–El Cajon Drive, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 526 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,694 – 3,127 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Memorial Drive 34.13312, -116.35104
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Border Avenue–El Cajon Drive, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Elevation 2,695–3,127 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: Memorial Drive · 34.13312, -116.35104

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 79° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Joshua Tree Memorial Park stop 190 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Memorial Drive, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Olympic Road, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto El Cajon Drive, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right onto Wilson Terrace, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miReach Olympic Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 1 miTurn left onto Wilson Terrace, heading W.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  22. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto El Cajon Drive, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Olympic Road, heading W.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 450 ftTurn right onto Memorial Drive, heading N.
  31. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  32. 50 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-el-cajon-drive-out-back-3-sights-17-km

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F79°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
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°80°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Joshua Tree Memorial Park stop 190 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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