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Desert View Conservation Area

Hoodoo Hill & Spike's Run

2.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Hoodoo Hill & Spike's Run is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 365 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,104 – 3,376 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jericho Road 34.11324, -116.28325
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Hoodoo Hill & Spike's Run

2.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 3,102–3,377 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: Jericho Road · 34.11324, -116.28325

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start on Jericho Road, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spike's Run, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 300 ftSharp left onto Hoodoo Hill, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Spike's Run, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftReach Spike's Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoodoo Hill, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftBear right onto Spike's Run, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jericho Road, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miArrive 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/hoodoo-hill-spikes-run-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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