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Desert Trail Drive & Pipeline Road via Rice Avenue

4.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Desert Trail Drive & Pipeline Road via Rice Avenue is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,517 – 2,664 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desert Shadow Road 34.13289, -116.28328
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Desert Trail Drive & Pipeline Road via Rice Avenue

4.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 2,518–2,665 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Desert Shadow Road · 34.13289, -116.28328

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 106°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 592 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Desert Shadow Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Desert Trail Drive, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miReach Desert Trail Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Desert Shadow Road, heading W.
  9. 0.3 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-trail-drive-pipeline-road-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 106°F80°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 105°77°
Wed 102°74°
Thu 105°81°
Fri 106°85°
Sat 106°85°
Sun 102°83°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 592 m from the trailhead

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