Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cobalt Road–El Cajon Drive, 3 sights

15 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Cobalt Road–El Cajon Drive, 3 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 814 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,553 – 3,330 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12050, -116.37565
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA

Directions

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Cobalt Road–El Cajon Drive, 3 sights

15 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 2,553–3,330 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.12050, -116.37565

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 102°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Indio & Yucca Trail (Montery Bus. Ctr) stop 266 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Memorial Drive, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Wilson Terrace, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading N.
  16. 1 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cobalt Road, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miReach El Cajon Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading SW.
  21. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 1 miTurn left onto Wilson Terrace, heading W.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  27. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto El Cajon Drive, heading S.
  33. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 1.2 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

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 102°F78°
Feels like85°Precip0%Wind17 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 101°75°
Wed 98°72°
Thu 102°79°
Fri 103°82°
Sat 103°82°
Sun 99°79°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Indio & Yucca Trail (Montery Bus. Ctr) stop 266 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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