Desert View Conservation Area

Palm Vista Drive

4.3 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Palm Vista Drive is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 582 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,684 – 3,251 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11258, -116.28676
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Palm Vista Drive

4.3 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 2,683–3,251 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.11258, -116.28676

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miReach Palm Vista Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 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

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F69°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 84°68°
Tue 83°62°
Wed 88°64°
Thu 89°69°
Fri 89°67°
Sat 90°68°

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