AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Desert View Conservation Area

Scout's

2.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 54 min

Scout's is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,117 – 3,281 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11258, -116.28676
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Scout's

2.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 54 min

Elevation 3,117–3,280 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.11258, -116.28676

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Scout's, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Larkspur Avenue, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/scouts-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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