AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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
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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 103°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunny-vista-road-out-back-6-km-4ce8

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F78°
Feels like86°Precip1%Wind18 mphUV9Humidity9%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Wed 100°74°
Thu 101°77°
Fri 103°83°
Sat 105°83°
Sun 100°82°
Mon 99°75°

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