Jojoba Drive–Kern Road Loop, 5 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Jojoba Drive–Kern Road Loop, 5 sights is a 4.1-mile loop near Old Dale, CA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Jojoba Drive–Kern Road Loop, 5 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,442–1,504 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 34.18390, -115.88225
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 98°F / low 69° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Garden Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wilson Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Damascus Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Marks Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Brown Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Wilson Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Valle Vista Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Jojoba Drive, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kern Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Witt Drive, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Palm Drive, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Wilson Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Sun Val via Wilson Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Wilson Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Wilson Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Brown Road via Wilson Road 3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Calle de Muzik via Wilson Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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