El Cajon Drive–Olympic Road, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 21 min
El Cajon Drive–Olympic Road, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,969 – 3,127 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Memorial Drive 34.13312, -116.35104
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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El Cajon Drive–Olympic Road, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,969–3,127 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Memorial Drive · 34.13312, -116.35104
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Joshua Tree Memorial Park stop 190 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Memorial Drive, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Olympic Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto El Cajon Drive, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Twentynine Palms Outerhighway, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Olympic Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sherwood Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto El Cajon Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Olympic Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Memorial Drive, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 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
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hwy 62 & Joshua Tree Memorial Park stop 190 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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