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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Outpost Road–Terrace Drive, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Outpost Road–Terrace Drive, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,795 – 2,930 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Terrace Drive 34.14318, -116.31729
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Outpost Road–Terrace Drive, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 2,795–2,931 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: Terrace Drive · 34.14318, -116.31729

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 105°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Terrace Drive, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading W.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Wilson Terrace, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Outpost Road, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miReach Terrace Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wilson Terrace, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Outpost Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Terrace Drive, heading E.
  24. 450 ftArrive 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/outpost-road-terrace-drive-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 105°F80°
Feels like88°Precip0%Wind21 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 104°79°
Wed 102°76°
Thu 104°81°
Fri 105°84°
Sat 105°84°
Sun 101°81°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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