Desert View Conservation Area

Old Dale Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Old Dale Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 698 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,684 – 3,284 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10499, -116.29535
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Old Dale Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 2,683–3,283 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.10499, -116.29535

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Larkspur Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  9. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Larkspur Avenue, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 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

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F81°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity9%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 103°78°
Wed 100°75°
Thu 102°78°
Fri 103°83°
Sat 104°84°
Sun 101°82°

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