Mojave Desert Land Trust

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 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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