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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cottonwood Drive

2.7 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr

Cottonwood Drive is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 2,894 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12444, -116.31022
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Cottonwood Drive

2.7 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 2,698–2,894 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.12444, -116.31022

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 105°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 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-7123

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 105°F80°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 103°81°
Wed 101°75°
Thu 104°80°
Fri 104°84°
Sat 105°84°
Sun 101°81°

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