Morning Star Road & Sunrise Drive via Gold Park Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Morning Star Road & Sunrise Drive via Gold Park Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,175 – 2,477 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunrise Drive 34.11616, -116.02462
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA

Directions

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Morning Star Road & Sunrise Drive via Gold Park Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 2,177–2,477 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sunrise Drive · 34.11616, -116.02462

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Sunrise Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Wilshire Avenue, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Morning Star Road, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Gold Park Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miReach Sunrise Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Wilshire Avenue, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miBear left onto Sunrise Drive, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F78°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity8%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 107°76°
Thu 107°84°
Fri 109°86°
Sat 110°87°
Sun 107°87°
Mon 104°84°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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