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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Ducor Avenue

4.1 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Ducor Avenue is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 386 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,045 – 3,215 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highland Drive 34.15708, -116.35708
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Ducor Avenue

4.1 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 3,043–3,217 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: Highland Drive · 34.15708, -116.35708

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start on Highland Drive, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ducor Avenue, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Security Drive, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Windy Gap Road, heading E.
  10. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto Security Drive, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ducor Avenue, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left onto Highland Drive, heading N.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ducor-avenue-out-back-7-km-e154

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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