Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cottonwood Drive

3.6 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Cottonwood Drive is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 317 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 2,953 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12044, -116.31323
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Cottonwood Drive

3.6 mi · ▲ 317 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 2,698–2,955 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.12044, -116.31323

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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