Old Dale Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Old Dale Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 533 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,684 – 3,160 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Larkspur Avenue 34.11132, -116.29676
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Old Dale Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,683–3,158 ft
Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area
Trailhead: Larkspur Avenue · 34.11132, -116.29676
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 22 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on Larkspur Avenue, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Larkspur Avenue, heading W.
- 0.2 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
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 103°F82°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind22 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
102°85°
Wed
100°77°
Thu
104°80°
Fri
104°84°
Sat
105°84°
Sun
101°81°
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