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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cottonwood Drive, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 surface
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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