Django & Sidewinder
2.8 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Django & Sidewinder is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 398 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,278 – 3,534 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10304, -116.28599
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Django & Sidewinder
2.8 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 3,279–3,535 ft
Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area
Trailhead: 34.10304, -116.28599
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 102°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Django, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Sidewinder, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 102°F80°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind18 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
102°77°
Wed
99°74°
Thu
102°79°
Fri
103°82°
Sat
104°83°
Sun
100°80°
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