Elata Avenue
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,982 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elata Avenue is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 1,982 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,809 – 4,488 ft · steepest grade: 28%9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.08321, -116.40541
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
Directions
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Elata Avenue
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,982 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 3,809–4,487 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: 34.08321, -116.40541
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Elata Avenue, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Elk Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive 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
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More from this trailhead
- San Andreas Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,194 ft
- Elata Avenue 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft
- Elata Avenue 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft
- Boundary Trail West 4.8 mi · ▲ 570 ft
- Boundary Trail West 4.4 mi · ▲ 541 ft
- Boundary Trail West 3.4 mi · ▲ 453 ft
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