Sunset Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 56 min
Sunset Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 277 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,242 – 3,409 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.09717, -116.31009
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Sunset Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 56 min
Elevation 3,242–3,411 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: 34.09717, -116.31009
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 23 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Sunset Road, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Sunset Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Parkview Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Sunset Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Joshua Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% dirt1% paved38% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 102°F82°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind23 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
101°84°
Wed
99°76°
Thu
102°79°
Fri
103°82°
Sat
103°82°
Sun
99°80°
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