Memorial Drive & Olympic Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 406 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3,022 – 3,396 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Olympic Road 34.11252, -116.35276
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Memorial Drive & Olympic Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 3,021–3,397 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: Olympic Road · 34.11252, -116.35276
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 102°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Indio & Yucca Trail (Montery Bus. Ctr) stop 266 m from the trailhead
- Start on Olympic Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Memorial Drive, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Olympic Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Memorial Drive, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 102°F78°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
101°77°
Wed
98°73°
Thu
102°78°
Fri
103°82°
Sat
103°82°
Sun
99°79°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Indio & Yucca Trail (Montery Bus. Ctr) stop 266 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Olympic Road Trailhead
- El Cajon Drive via Memorial Drive 3.2 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Olympic Road 5 mi · ▲ 388 ft
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