Mojave Desert Land Trust

San Andreas Road

7 mi · ▲ 1,040 ft · 2 hr 51 min

San Andreas Road is a 7-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 1,040 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,698 – 4,295 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.09052, -116.41507
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA

Directions

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San Andreas Road

7 mi · ▲ 1,040 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 3,698–4,294 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.09052, -116.41507

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Transit-accessible: Joshua Springs School stop 769 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftSharp left onto Elata Avenue, heading SE.
  3. 2.5 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Elk Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto San Andreas Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Elk Trail, heading S.
  10. 2.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Joshua Springs School stop 769 m from the trailhead

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