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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cottonwood Drive

2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 54 min

Cottonwood Drive is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 2,838 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12630, -116.31049
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Cottonwood Drive

2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 54 min

Elevation 2,698–2,837 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.12630, -116.31049

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 105°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 22 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 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-out-back-4-km-0e3d

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 105°F80°
Feels like96°Precip0%Wind22 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 104°83°
Wed 101°76°
Thu 104°81°
Fri 105°84°
Sat 105°84°
Sun 101°81°

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