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Mojave Desert Land Trust

Sunny Vista Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Sunny Vista Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 333 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,877 – 3,101 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.12580, -116.33481
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Sunny Vista Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 2,876–3,102 ft

Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust

Trailhead: 34.12580, -116.33481

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 104°F / low 79° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunny Vista Road, heading NE.
  8. 1.5 miReach Sunny Vista Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 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-8-km-466f

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 104°F79°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind15 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 104°80°
Wed 101°75°
Thu 102°77°
Fri 103°83°
Sat 105°83°
Sun 101°82°

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