Skyline Drive
2 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 50 min
Skyline Drive is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,278 – 3,557 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountain View Trail 34.10704, -116.33592
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Skyline Drive
2 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 50 min
Elevation 3,279–3,558 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: Mountain View Trail · 34.10704, -116.33592
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 84° · precip 0% · wind 22 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on Mountain View Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Skyline Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 100°F84°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind22 mphUV9Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
99°82°
Wed
97°77°
Thu
101°78°
Fri
102°82°
Sat
102°82°
Sun
98°79°
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