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Gorgonio Drive–Joshua Drive, 3 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Gorgonio Drive–Joshua Drive, 3 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near The Plaza, CA. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,759 – 1,985 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mica Avenue 34.17280, -115.99708
Nearest town The Plaza, CA
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Gorgonio Drive–Joshua Drive, 3 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,758–1,986 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mica Avenue · 34.17280, -115.99708

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start on Mica Avenue, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Raymond Drive, heading E.
  3. 2.3 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Bullion Mountain Road, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Joshua Drive, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gorgonio Drive, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miReach Mica Avenue, 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 right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  11. 1 miTurn left onto Mojave Road, heading N.
  12. 2.3 miTurn right onto Mica Avenue, heading N.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-out-back-3-sights-15-km-f89c

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:21 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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