Sunset Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 53 min
Sunset Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Mojave Desert Land Trust near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,242 – 3,514 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fieur Drive 34.09208, -116.31764
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Sunset Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 53 min
Elevation 3,242–3,515 ft
Out & Back · Mojave Desert Land Trust
Trailhead: Fieur Drive · 34.09208, -116.31764
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 24 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start on Fieur Drive, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Sunset Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Fieur Drive, heading S.
- 250 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
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 102°F81°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind24 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue
101°81°
Wed
98°76°
Thu
101°78°
Fri
102°81°
Sat
102°81°
Sun
98°79°
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