Cascade Road–Cottonwood Drive, 4 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Cascade Road–Cottonwood Drive, 4 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 470 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,398 – 2,779 ft10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cottonwood Drive 34.12954, -116.27680
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Cascade Road–Cottonwood Drive, 4 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 2,397–2,780 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cottonwood Drive · 34.12954, -116.27680
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 106°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (County Courthouse) stop 548 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cottonwood Drive, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Desert Trail Drive, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right onto Cascade Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Cottonwood Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Desert Trail Drive, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading E.
- 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.
Trail surface
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 106°F80°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
105°77°
Wed
102°74°
Thu
105°81°
Fri
106°85°
Sat
106°85°
Sun
102°83°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (County Courthouse) stop 548 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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