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Covington Flats Crossover Road via California Riding and Hiking Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Covington Flats Crossover Road via California Riding and Hiking Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 886 ft. It scores 98/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,659 – 5,476 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.03048, -116.34939
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Covington Flats Crossover Road via California Riding and Hiking Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 886 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 4,660–5,477 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.03048, -116.34939

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 73° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1 miBear right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Covington Flats Crossover Road, heading SE.
  4. 1.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Covington Flats Crossover Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.3 miTurn right onto California Riding and Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 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/covington-flats-crossover-road-out-back

Weather

ClearTemperature 91°F73°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 90°68°
Wed 91°65°
Thu 94°67°
Fri 94°70°
Sat 95°70°
Sun 91°70°

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