Desert View Conservation Area

Hoodoo Hill & Spike's Run

5.7 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Hoodoo Hill & Spike's Run is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 895 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,795 – 3,376 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12744, -116.29129
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Hoodoo Hill & Spike's Run

5.7 mi · ▲ 895 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,795–3,377 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.12744, -116.29129

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 106°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftBear left onto Jericho Road, heading E.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Spike's Run, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftSharp left onto Hoodoo Hill, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Spike's Run, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftReach Spike's Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoodoo Hill, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 300 ftBear right onto Spike's Run, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jericho Road, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

ClearTemperature 106°F80°
Feels like88°Precip0%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 106°78°
Wed 103°74°
Thu 105°81°
Fri 106°85°
Sat 106°85°
Sun 102°83°

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