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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cottonwood Drive

3.4 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Cottonwood Drive is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 318 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 2,953 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 34.12025, -116.31158
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Cottonwood Drive

3.4 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 2,698–2,954 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: connector · 34.12025, -116.31158

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 250 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/cottonwood-drive-out-back

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:45 PM

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