Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cottonwood Drive

6.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Cottonwood Drive is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 622 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 3,084 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Cottonwood Drive

6.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 2,698–3,085 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.11253, -116.31411

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 88°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · 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. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cottonwood Drive, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading N.
  10. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 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

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F71°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 84°69°
Tue 83°63°
Wed 89°67°
Thu 89°70°
Fri 89°69°
Sat 90°69°

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