Cobalt Road & Flamingo Avenue via Rice Avenue
4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Cobalt Road & Flamingo Avenue via Rice Avenue is a 4-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,556 – 2,664 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Desert Shadow Road 34.13289, -116.28328
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Cobalt Road & Flamingo Avenue via Rice Avenue
4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 2,556–2,665 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Desert Shadow Road · 34.13289, -116.28328
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 106°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 592 m from the trailhead
- Start on Desert Shadow Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Cobalt Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Flamingo Avenue, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Cobalt Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right onto Cobalt Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Desert Shadow Road, heading W.
- 0.3 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
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 106°F80°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
105°77°
Wed
102°74°
Thu
105°81°
Fri
106°85°
Sat
106°85°
Sun
102°83°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 592 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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