Gold Park Road & Music Valley Access Road

11.1 mi · ▲ 995 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Gold Park Road & Music Valley Access Road is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It climbs 995 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,251 – 3,104 ft · steepest grade: 15%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gold Park Road 34.11064, -116.02574
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA

Directions

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Gold Park Road & Music Valley Access Road

11.1 mi · ▲ 995 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 2,251–3,103 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gold Park Road · 34.11064, -116.02574

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 110°F / low 84° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Gold Park Road, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 2.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miSharp left onto Music Valley Access Road, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miReach Gold Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gold Park Road, heading NE.
  9. 2.9 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.7 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 110°F84°
Feels like91°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity11%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 110°82°
Wed 106°81°
Thu 107°83°
Fri 108°86°
Sat 109°87°
Sun 107°87°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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