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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cottonwood Drive

4.8 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Cottonwood Drive is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 335 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 2,894 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.8 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 46 min

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. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cottonwood Drive, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading N.
  8. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 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-8-km-9a63

Trail surface

90% dirt10% 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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