Desert View Conservation Area

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Django, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Sidewinder, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 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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