Mojave Desert Land Trust

Desert Trail Drive–Hollinger Road, 4 sights

13.4 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Desert Trail Drive–Hollinger Road, 4 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 515 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,517 – 3,025 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.13574, -116.35119
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Desert Trail Drive–Hollinger Road, 4 sights

13.4 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 2,516–3,027 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.13574, -116.35119

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 88°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Joshua Tree Memorial Park stop 103 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wilson Terrace, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right onto Little Road, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Feather Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Desert Trail Drive, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hollinger Road, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miReach Wilson Terrace, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left onto Desert Trail Drive, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto White Feather Road, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Little Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  20. 1.2 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 1 miTurn left onto Wilson Terrace, heading W.
  23. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F71°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 84°67°
Tue 83°62°
Wed 89°67°
Thu 89°70°
Fri 89°69°
Sat 90°69°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Joshua Tree Memorial Park stop 103 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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