Ben Mar Trail & Boundary Trail West via Elata Avenue
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,893 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Ben Mar Trail & Boundary Trail West via Elata Avenue is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 2,893 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,406 – 4,488 ft · steepest grade: 26%13.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail 34.07633, -116.39931
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
Directions
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Ben Mar Trail & Boundary Trail West via Elata Avenue
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,893 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Elevation 3,405–4,487 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: West Side Loop Trail · 34.07633, -116.39931
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Side Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Boundary Trail West, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Elata Avenue, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ben Mar Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach Boundary Trail West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Powerline Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Elk Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Boundary Trail West, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left onto West Side Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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
17% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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