Moonlight Road–Mountain Avenue, 4 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Moonlight Road–Mountain Avenue, 4 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,706 – 1,959 ft11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Joe Davis Road 34.14156, -116.01462
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA
Directions
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Moonlight Road–Mountain Avenue, 4 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,707–1,958 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Joe Davis Road · 34.14156, -116.01462
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start on Joe Davis Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Singing Sands Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Avenue, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Moonlight Road, heading N.
- 1 miReach Singing Sands Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
- 3.5 miBear left onto Mountain Avenue, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singing Sands Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Joe Davis Road, heading E.
- 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
77% dirt2% gravel21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Two Mile Road
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Two Mile Road
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Two Mile Road
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Two Mile Road
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Two Mile Road
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Two Mile Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Two Mile Road
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Two Mile Road
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