Mojave Desert Land Trust

San Andreas Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 3 hr 16 min

San Andreas Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Yucca Valley, CA. It climbs 1,143 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,573 – 4,295 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.09766, -116.42181
Nearest town Yucca Valley, CA

Directions

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San Andreas Road

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 3,574–4,294 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.09766, -116.42181

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

Transit-accessible: Joshua Springs School stop 755 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 3.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Elk Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto San Andreas Road, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Elk Trail, heading S.
  9. 3.5 miArrive 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 755 m from the trailhead

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