Desert Tortoise Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Desert Tortoise Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 453 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,795 – 3,268 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12744, -116.29129
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Desert Tortoise Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 2,795–3,269 ft
Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area
Trailhead: 34.12744, -116.29129
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM
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- Hoodoo Hill & Spike's Run 5.7 mi · ▲ 895 ft
- Jericho Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 531 ft
- Jericho Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- Desert Tortoise Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Desert Tortoise Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 340 ft
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