AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mojave Desert Land Trust

Skyline Drive & Sunset Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Skyline Drive & Sunset Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 527 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,242 – 3,553 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hillview Road 34.10526, -116.32000
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Skyline Drive & Sunset Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 3,242–3,552 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: Hillview Road · 34.10526, -116.32000

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 23 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start on Skyline Drive, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left onto Sunset Road, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miReach Skyline Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1.6 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/skyline-drive-sunset-road-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 102°F82°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind23 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 101°84°
Wed 99°76°
Thu 102°79°
Fri 103°82°
Sat 103°82°
Sun 99°80°

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