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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Memorial Drive

2.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 51 min

Memorial Drive is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,127 – 3,304 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12051, -116.36322
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Memorial Drive

2.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 51 min

Elevation 3,126–3,305 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.12051, -116.36322

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Transit-accessible: La Contenta Middle School stop 688 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Memorial Drive, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftArrive 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/memorial-drive-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: La Contenta Middle School stop 688 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Joshua Tree, California