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Desert View Conservation Area

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
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 106°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/desert-tortoise-trail-out-back-5-km-767f

Weather

ClearTemperature 106°F80°
Feels like88°Precip0%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 106°78°
Wed 103°74°
Thu 105°81°
Fri 106°85°
Sat 106°85°
Sun 102°83°

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