Mojave Desert Land Trust

Appian Way–Desert Trail Drive, 4 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Appian Way–Desert Trail Drive, 4 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 708 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,392 – 2,894 ft14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12444, -116.31022
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Appian Way–Desert Trail Drive, 4 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,393–2,894 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.12444, -116.31022

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left onto Palm Vista Drive, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Desert Trail Drive, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  9. 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Appian Way, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miReach Palm Vista Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading N.
  14. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Desert Trail Drive, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading S.
  17. 1.1 miTurn right onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cottonwood Drive, heading S.
  19. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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