Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cottonwood Drive

4.4 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Cottonwood Drive is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 454 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 3,084 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11253, -116.31411
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Cottonwood Drive

4.4 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 2,698–3,085 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.11253, -116.31411

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 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

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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