Desert View Conservation Area

Old Dale Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Old Dale Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 533 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,684 – 3,160 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desert Tortoise Trail 34.11373, -116.29573
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Old Dale Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 2,683–3,158 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: Desert Tortoise Trail · 34.11373, -116.29573

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  7. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 100 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

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:45 PM

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