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Underhill Road & Wilshire Avenue via Gold Park Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Underhill Road & Wilshire Avenue via Gold Park Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Twentynine Palms, CA. It climbs 527 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,090 – 2,569 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wilshire Avenue 34.12151, -116.01908
Nearest town Twentynine Palms, CA
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Underhill Road & Wilshire Avenue via Gold Park Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 2,089–2,569 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wilshire Avenue · 34.12151, -116.01908

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 109°F / low 78° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Wilshire Avenue, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Morning Star Road, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gold Park Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Underhill Road, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach Wilshire Avenue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 1.1 miSharp right onto Gold Park Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Wilshire Avenue, heading N.
  14. 1.7 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/underhill-road-wilshire-avenue-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 109°F78°
Feels like85°Precip1%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity8%
Hourly temperature
110°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 107°76°
Thu 107°84°
Fri 109°86°
Sat 110°87°
Sun 107°87°
Mon 104°84°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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