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 Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Joshua Springs School stop 769 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Elata Avenue, heading SE.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Elk Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto San Andreas Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Elk Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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
ClearTemperature 99°F81°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind20 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
98°78°
Wed
96°72°
Thu
100°73°
Fri
100°76°
Sat
101°76°
Sun
97°76°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Joshua Springs School stop 769 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Boundary Trail West via Elata Avenue 4.3 mi · ▲ 639 ft
- Boundary Trail West & Campground Road via Elata Avenue 6.4 mi · ▲ 838 ft
- Elata Avenue 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
- Elata Avenue 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
- Elk Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,169 ft
- Elata Avenue 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,823 ft
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