AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Two Mile Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Two Mile Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Joshua Tree, CA. It is mostly level, with 214 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,585 – 2,795 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desert Shadow Road 34.13289, -116.28328
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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Two Mile Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 2,586–2,795 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Desert Shadow Road · 34.13289, -116.28328

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

Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 592 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Desert Shadow Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rice Avenue, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Two Mile Road, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Wilson Terrace, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Border Avenue, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Two Mile Road, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Avenue, heading E.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Desert Shadow Road, heading W.
  13. 0.3 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/two-mile-road-out-back-12-km-f777

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Feather Rd. & Hwy 62 (Medical Buildings) stop 592 m from the trailhead

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