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.
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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
- Start on Gold Park Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Music Valley Access Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Gold Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gold Park Road, heading NE.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 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.
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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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Gold Park Road Trailhead
- Sherman Hoyt Avenue 2 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Wilshire Avenue 2.8 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Underhill Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Sherman Hoyt Avenue & Sunrise Drive via Wilshire Avenue 5 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Morning Star Road & Sherman Hoyt Avenue via Gold Park Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Music Valley Access Road via Gold Park Road 11.3 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft
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