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Cottonwood Drive–La Ferney Avenue, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Cottonwood Drive–La Ferney Avenue, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,549 – 2,779 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cottonwood Drive 34.12954, -116.27680
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Cottonwood Drive–La Ferney Avenue, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 2,550–2,780 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cottonwood Drive · 34.12954, -116.27680

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

Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (County Courthouse) stop 548 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cottonwood Drive, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto La Ferney Avenue, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miReach Cottonwood Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading E.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cottonwood-drive-la-ferney-avenue-out-back-3-sights-8-km-69f9

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (County Courthouse) stop 548 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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