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Boundary Trail West & Campground Road via Elata Avenue

6.4 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Boundary Trail West & Campground Road via Elata Avenue is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 838 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,698 – 4,236 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.09052, -116.41507
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
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Boundary Trail West & Campground Road via Elata Avenue

6.4 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 3,698–4,235 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.09052, -116.41507

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 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. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Boundary Trail West, heading SE.
  4. 1 miBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Campground Road, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miReach Boundary Trail West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto West Side Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Boundary Trail West, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Elata Avenue, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 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/boundary-trail-west-campground-road-out-back-10-km-cb80

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F81°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 98°78°
Wed 96°72°
Thu 100°73°
Fri 100°76°
Sat 101°76°
Sun 97°76°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Joshua Springs School stop 769 m from the trailhead

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