Desert View Conservation Area

Jericho Road–Sidewinder, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr

Jericho Road–Sidewinder, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 349 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,278 – 3,534 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10536, -116.28336
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Jericho Road–Sidewinder, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 3,279–3,535 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.10536, -116.28336

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spike's Run, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jericho Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Sidewinder, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 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 surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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