Desert View Conservation Area

Jericho Road–Palm Vista Drive, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 1,209 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Jericho Road–Palm Vista Drive, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,209 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,585 – 3,402 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.14971, -116.33558
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Jericho Road–Palm Vista Drive, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 1,209 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 2,586–3,403 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.14971, -116.33558

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 86°F / low 67° · precip 4% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wilson Terrace, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 1.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftBear left onto Jericho Road, heading E.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Spike's Run, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miReach Wilson Terrace, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spike's Run, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jericho Road, heading SE.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 1.8 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftTurn left onto Palm Vista Drive, heading N.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  27. 1.3 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading N.
  28. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 1 miTurn left onto Wilson Terrace, heading W.
  31. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F67°
Precip4%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 88°66°
Thu 89°74°
Fri 88°73°
Sat 89°72°
Sun 88°70°

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