Mountain Avenue–Old Dale Road, 5 sights

12.1 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Mountain Avenue–Old Dale Road, 5 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It climbs 357 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,723 – 1,969 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 34.13230, -116.02686
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA

Directions

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Mountain Avenue–Old Dale Road, 5 sights

12.1 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,724–1,968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 34.13230, -116.02686

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 95°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Dale Road, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Broad Street, heading N.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Avenue, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  7. 2.8 miTurn left onto Via Arenosa, heading N.
  8. 1 miReach Old Dale Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  10. 2.8 miBear left onto Mountain Avenue, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Joe Davis Drive, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singing Sands Road, heading SW.
  13. 1 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading W.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

60% dirt2% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F68°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:21 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sun 83°76° 30%
Mon 96°71°
Tue 100°78°
Wed 100°82°
Thu 102°84°
Fri 98°85°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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