Powerline Road & San Andreas Road Loop via Elk Trail
4 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Powerline Road & San Andreas Road Loop via Elk Trail is a 4-mile loop in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 707 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,671 – 4,259 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.09760, -116.44403
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA
Directions
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Powerline Road & San Andreas Road Loop via Elk Trail
4 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 3,670–4,260 ft
Loop · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: 34.09760, -116.44403
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Elk Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Little Morongo Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Powerline Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Elk Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto San Andreas Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 100°F78°
Feels like92°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity11%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
99°76°
Wed
97°70°
Thu
100°78°
Fri
101°80°
Sat
102°81°
Sun
98°77°
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- San Andreas Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 334 ft
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