Desert View Conservation Area

Desert Tortoise Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Desert Tortoise Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 621 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,697 – 3,268 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Dale Road 34.13138, -116.29067
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Desert Tortoise Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 2,697–3,269 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 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

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