Gorgonio Drive–Joshua Drive, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Gorgonio Drive–Joshua Drive, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,910 – 1,978 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 34.13230, -116.02686
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA

Directions

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Gorgonio Drive–Joshua Drive, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,908–1,977 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 34.13230, -116.02686

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 95°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Dale Road, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Broad Street, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Joshua Drive, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Isleta Road, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Joshua Drive, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Gorgonio Drive, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miReach Old Dale Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Joshua Drive, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Isleta Road, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Joshua Drive, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Broad Street, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F65°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 92°70°
Tue 88°68°
Wed 94°74°
Thu 95°76°
Fri 95°75°
Sat 96°76°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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