Music Valley Access Road via Gold Park Road
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Music Valley Access Road via Gold Park Road is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It climbs 1,021 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Music Valley Access Road via Gold Park Road
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,226–3,103 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.11255, -116.02459
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 83° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Park Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Music Valley Access Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Music Valley Access Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gold Park Road, heading NE.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Sherman Hoyt Avenue 2 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Wilshire Avenue 2.8 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Underhill Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Gold Park Road & Music Valley Access Road 11.1 mi · ▲ 995 ft
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