AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

California Avenue–Laferney Avenue, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 35 min

California Avenue–Laferney Avenue, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,526 – 2,717 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rice Avenue 34.13140, -116.28230
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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California Avenue–Laferney Avenue, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 2,526–2,716 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rice Avenue · 34.13140, -116.28230

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

Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 612 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Rice Avenue, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Pipeline Road, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Laferney Avenue, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto California Avenue, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gold Nugget Road, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading S.
  8. 1.5 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/california-avenue-laferney-avenue-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 612 m from the trailhead

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