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Juniper Road–Palm Vista Drive, 3 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,203 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,585 – 3,330 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jericho Road 34.11324, -116.28325
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Juniper Road–Palm Vista Drive, 3 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Elevation 2,586–3,330 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: Jericho Road · 34.11324, -116.28325

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 102°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Jericho Road, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Wilson Terrace, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Juniper Road, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miReach Palm Vista Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wilson Terrace, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  27. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  28. 1.3 miTurn right onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 250 ftContinue straight onto Jericho Road, heading NE.
  34. 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 surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 102°F80°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind18 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 102°77°
Wed 99°74°
Thu 101°77°
Fri 103°82°
Sat 104°83°
Sun 100°82°

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