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 Aug 3: Clear, high 106°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.2 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 NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
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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