Morning Star Road & Sherman Hoyt Avenue via Gold Park Road
5.9 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Morning Star Road & Sherman Hoyt Avenue via Gold Park Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It climbs 494 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Morning Star Road & Sherman Hoyt Avenue via Gold Park Road
5.9 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,262–2,569 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sherman Hoyt Avenue · 34.11058, -116.02790
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start on Sherman Hoyt Avenue, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Gold Park Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Morning Star Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Sherman Hoyt Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wilshire Avenue, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Gold Park Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Sherman Hoyt Avenue, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Sherman Hoyt Avenue Trailhead
- Sherman Hoyt Avenue 2 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Sherman Hoyt Avenue & Sunrise Drive via Wilshire Avenue 5 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Gold Park Road & Music Valley Access Road 11.1 mi · ▲ 995 ft
- Music Valley Access Road & Sherman Hoyt Avenue via Gold Park Road 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,087 ft
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