AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rice Avenue

3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Rice Avenue is a 3-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,585 – 2,727 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chickasaw Road 34.13155, -116.28407
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Rice Avenue

3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 2,586–2,726 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Chickasaw Road · 34.13155, -116.28407

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 106°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 729 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Chickasaw Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right onto Chickasaw Road, heading W.
  5. 0.1 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/rice-avenue-out-back-5-km-ccec

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 106°F80°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 105°77°
Wed 102°74°
Thu 105°81°
Fri 106°85°
Sat 106°85°
Sun 102°83°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 729 m from the trailhead

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