AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rice Avenue via Two Mile Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min

Rice Avenue via Two Mile Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,582 – 2,667 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desert Trail Drive 34.14773, -116.29402
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Rice Avenue via Two Mile Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min

Elevation 2,582–2,669 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Desert Trail Drive · 34.14773, -116.29402

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 89°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on Desert Trail Drive, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Neptune Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sutton Avenue, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Gold Nugget Road, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach Rice Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Gold Nugget Road, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sutton Avenue, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Neptune Avenue, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Desert Trail Drive, heading S.
  14. 250 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/rice-avenue-out-back-4-km-dd46

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 89°F64°
Precip0%Wind17 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat 92°66°
Sun 80°71° 43%
Mon 93°67°
Tue 96°73°
Wed 97°76°
Thu 98°80° 16%

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