Backside Cutoff via Spike's Run
2.4 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 55 min
Backside Cutoff via Spike's Run is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,186 – 3,379 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.11261, -116.29189
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Backside Cutoff via Spike's Run
2.4 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 55 min
Elevation 3,187–3,381 ft
Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area
Trailhead: 34.11261, -116.29189
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Backside Cutoff, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Spike's Run, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Backside Cutoff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Backside Cutoff, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 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
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM
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