Mojave Desert Land Trust

Cottonwood Drive

5.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Cottonwood Drive is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 435 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 2,953 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12044, -116.31323
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Cottonwood Drive

5.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 2,698–2,955 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.12044, -116.31323

Weather Sep 22: Clear, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cottonwood Drive, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Drive, heading N.
  11. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:44 PM
Wed 89°69°
Thu 89°74°
Fri 88°74°
Sat 88°73°
Sun 87°70°
Mon 82°65°

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