Cottonwood Drive
3.8 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Cottonwood Drive is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 343 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,697 – 2,982 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11859, -116.31507
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Cottonwood Drive
3.8 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,698–2,981 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: 34.11859, -116.31507
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 104°F / low 79° · precip 0% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 104°F79°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind21 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
104°79°
Wed
101°75°
Thu
103°80°
Fri
104°83°
Sat
104°83°
Sun
100°81°
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