Cottonwood Drive
4.4 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Cottonwood Drive is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 454 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,697 – 3,084 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11253, -116.31411
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Cottonwood Drive
4.4 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 2,698–3,085 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: 34.11253, -116.31411
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 24 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 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
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 103°F82°
Feels like88°Precip0%Wind24 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
103°82°
Wed
100°77°
Thu
103°80°
Fri
104°83°
Sat
104°83°
Sun
100°80°
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