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Mojave Desert Land Trust

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
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start on Fieur Drive, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miReach Sunset Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Parkview Trail, heading E.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftTurn left onto Sunset Road, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn right onto Fieur Drive, heading S.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunset-road-out-back-4-km-cb6e

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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