Desert View Conservation Area

Old Dale Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Old Dale Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 622 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,684 – 3,238 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11261, -116.29189
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Old Dale Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 2,683–3,239 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.11261, -116.29189

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 103°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  11. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  20. 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

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F78°
Feels like87°Precip1%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity9%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed 100°75°
Thu 102°78°
Fri 103°83°
Sat 105°84°
Sun 101°83°
Mon 100°77°

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