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Sunrise Drive & Underhill Road via Wilshire Avenue

4.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Sunrise Drive & Underhill Road via Wilshire Avenue is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,175 – 2,444 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunrise Drive 34.11616, -116.02462
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA
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Sunrise Drive & Underhill Road via Wilshire Avenue

4.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 2,177–2,446 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sunrise Drive · 34.11616, -116.02462

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Sunrise Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Wilshire Avenue, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Morning Star Road, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gold Park Road, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Underhill Road, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach Sunrise Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Gold Park Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Morning Star Road, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wilshire Avenue, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miBear left onto Sunrise Drive, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 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/sunrise-drive-underhill-road-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F78°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity8%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 107°76°
Thu 107°84°
Fri 109°86°
Sat 110°87°
Sun 107°87°
Mon 104°84°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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