Desert Tortoise Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Desert Tortoise Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 486 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,697 – 3,160 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Dale Road 34.13138, -116.29067
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Desert Tortoise Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,697–3,158 ft
Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area
Trailhead: Old Dale Road · 34.13138, -116.29067
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Old Dale Road Trailhead
- Jericho Road 4 mi · ▲ 613 ft
- Desert Tortoise Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Jericho Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Desert Tortoise Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 621 ft
- Sidewinder 4.2 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- Jericho Road & Spike's Run 4.2 mi · ▲ 698 ft
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