El Cajon Drive–Olympic Road, 3 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 30 min
El Cajon Drive–Olympic Road, 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 450 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,795 – 3,127 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Terrace Drive 34.14318, -116.31729
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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El Cajon Drive–Olympic Road, 3 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,795–3,127 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Terrace Drive · 34.14318, -116.31729
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Terrace Drive, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto El Cajon Drive, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Olympic Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Terrace Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto El Cajon Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Outpost Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Terrace Drive, heading E.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
14% dirt86% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Sunny Vista Road
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Sunny Vista Road
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Sunny Vista Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Sunny Vista Road
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Sunny Vista Road
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Sunny Vista Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Sunny Vista Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Sunny Vista Road
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