Neptune Avenue
4.2 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Neptune Avenue is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 299 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,638 – 2,894 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12444, -116.31022
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Neptune Avenue
4.2 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 2,637–2,894 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: 34.12444, -116.31022
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Neptune Avenue, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Neptune Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Cottonwood Drive, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F70°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon
88°68°
Tue
85°62°
Wed
89°68°
Thu
89°71°
Fri
90°70°
Sat
91°70°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Appian Way–Desert Trail Drive, 4 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 708 ft
- Cottonwood Drive 2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Cottonwood Drive 2.7 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Cottonwood Drive 4.6 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Palm Vista Drive via Cottonwood Drive 4.1 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Cottonwood Drive 4.8 mi · ▲ 335 ft
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