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

  1. Start on Terrace Drive, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto El Cajon Drive, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Olympic Road, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miReach Terrace Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto El Cajon Drive, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Outpost Road, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Terrace Drive, heading E.
  29. 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

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