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Chollita Road & Saddleback Road via Sunny Vista Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Chollita Road & Saddleback Road via Sunny Vista Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,841 – 3,025 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.13574, -116.35119
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Chollita Road & Saddleback Road via Sunny Vista Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,841–3,027 ft

Out & Back

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 at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Saddleback Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miReach Saddleback Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Chollita Road, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sherwood Road, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miArrive 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/chollita-road-saddleback-road-out-back-6-km-4059

Trail surface

21% dirt79% 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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