AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,684 – 3,238 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11261, -116.29189
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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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 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 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 right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Palm Vista Drive, heading E.
  10. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-dale-road-out-back-7-km-9602

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F81°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind21 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 102°80°
Wed 100°75°
Thu 103°80°
Fri 104°83°
Sat 105°84°
Sun 101°81°

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