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Gorgonio Drive–Joshua Drive Loop, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Gorgonio Drive–Joshua Drive Loop, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile loop near Twentynine Palms, CA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,883 – 1,985 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Joe Davis Road 34.14156, -116.01462
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA
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Gorgonio Drive–Joshua Drive Loop, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,884–1,986 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Joe Davis Road · 34.14156, -116.01462

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 110°F / low 79° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Joe Davis Road, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Singing Sands Road, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Joshua Drive, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Isleta Road, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Joshua Drive, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Gorgonio Drive, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miReach Joshua Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Joshua Drive, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullion Mountain Road, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Mountain Avenue, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singing Sands Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Joe Davis Road, heading E.
  15. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gorgonio-drive-joshua-drive-loop-4-sights

Trail surface

4% gravel96% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 110°F79°
Feels like86°Precip1%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity8%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed 108°77°
Thu 108°84°
Fri 110°87°
Sat 111°88°
Sun 108°88°
Mon 105°85°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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