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Saddleback Road via Sunny Vista Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 313 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,841 – 3,133 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chessapeake Drive 34.12584, -116.34783
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Saddleback Road via Sunny Vista Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 2,841–3,134 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Chessapeake Drive · 34.12584, -116.34783

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 103°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Chessapeake Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sherwood Road, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading N.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Saddleback Road, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miReach Saddleback Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Juniper Road, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sunny Vista Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Sherwood Road, heading SW.
  22. 350 ftTurn right onto Chessapeake Drive, heading W.
  23. 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 surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F78°
Feels like86°Precip1%Wind18 mphUV9Humidity9%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed 100°74°
Thu 101°77°
Fri 103°83°
Sat 105°83°
Sun 100°82°
Mon 99°75°

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