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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cottonwood Drive

5.4 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Cottonwood Drive is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 436 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 2,953 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 34.12025, -116.31158
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Cottonwood Drive

5.4 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 2,698–2,954 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: connector · 34.12025, -116.31158

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cottonwood Drive, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading N.
  9. 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftArrive 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-9-km-672d

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F70°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 88°68°
Tue 85°62°
Wed 89°68°
Thu 89°71°
Fri 90°70°
Sat 91°70°

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