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.

Elevation

0 mi2,225 – 3,104 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11255, -116.02459
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Park Road, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 2.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miSharp left onto Music Valley Access Road, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miReach Music Valley Access Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gold Park Road, heading NE.
  10. 2.9 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F83°
Feels like86°Precip1%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity8%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 108°81°
Thu 107°83°
Fri 109°86°
Sat 109°87°
Sun 107°87°
Mon 104°84°

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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