AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Desert View Conservation Area

Palm Vista Drive

4.8 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Palm Vista Drive is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 583 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,684 – 3,235 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11095, -116.29089
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Palm Vista Drive

4.8 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 2,683–3,236 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.11095, -116.29089

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 103°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miReach Palm Vista Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/palm-vista-drive-out-back-8-km-86d3

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F78°
Feels like87°Precip1%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity9%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Wed 100°75°
Thu 102°78°
Fri 103°83°
Sat 105°84°
Sun 101°83°
Mon 100°77°

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