Mojave Desert Land Trust

Sunny Vista Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Sunny Vista Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 285 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,877 – 3,133 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chessapeake Drive 34.12584, -116.34783
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Sunny Vista Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 2,876–3,134 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: Chessapeake Drive · 34.12584, -116.34783

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 88°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start on Chessapeake Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sherwood Road, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Sherwood Road, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftTurn right onto Chessapeake Drive, heading NW.
  17. 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

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F71°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 84°67°
Tue 83°62°
Wed 89°67°
Thu 89°70°
Fri 89°69°
Sat 90°69°

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