Mojave Desert Land Trust

Neptune Avenue–Old Dale Road, 4 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Neptune Avenue–Old Dale Road, 4 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 656 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,585 – 2,930 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.13854, -116.32390
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Neptune Avenue–Old Dale Road, 4 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 2,586–2,931 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.13854, -116.32390

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 89°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Outpost Road, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Wilson Terrace, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading N.
  13. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miTurn right onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Neptune Avenue, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miReach Wilson Terrace, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 350 ftTurn left onto Palm Vista Drive, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  24. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 1 miTurn left onto Wilson Terrace, heading W.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading S.
  32. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.4 miBear right onto Outpost Road, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F71°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 86°68°
Tue 84°63°
Wed 90°68°
Thu 90°71°
Fri 90°70°
Sat 91°70°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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