Trails and so much more
Follow washes to a dry lakebed below the Owlshead Mountains. Total Distance: 8.6 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 456ft. (2,076ft. to 1,696ft.) Difficulty: 5-10 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: Yes Best Seasons: November-April Special Permits: None. Do not walk on the playa if it is […]
Short, steep hike up a hill to overlook Sagenite Canyon and the surrounding area. Total Distance: 0.5 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 333ft. (2,244ft. to 2,555ft.) Difficulty: 0-5 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: Yes Best Seasons: November-April Special Permits: None. No rock collecting is permitted. […]
Short hike up a desert canyon to see sagenite in the rocks. Total Distance: 3.4 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 475ft. (2,247ft. to 2,706ft.) Difficulty: 0-5 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: Yes Best Seasons: November-April Special Permits: None. No rock collecting is permitted. Water Availability: […]
Cross-country hike to the second-highest named summit in the Quail Mountains. Total Distance: 7.4 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 1,379ft. (2,11ft. to 3,486ft.) Difficulty: 5-10 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: Yes Best Seasons: November-April Special Permits: None (do not go south into the Fort Irwin […]
Rough dirt road to an old mine site with ruins and fantastic views of the Owlshead Mountains. Total Distance: 5.0 miles one-way (dead end) from the Owl Hole Spring Road Elevation Gain: 1,689ft. (1,912ft. to 3,254ft.) Road Difficulty: 2.5 Bicycle Difficulty: Very Difficult View Rating: Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: Leashed Horses: Yes […]
Access road into one of the most remote areas of Death Valley. The road is generally an easy 4×4. Total Distance: 29.8 miles point-to-point (Harry Wade Road to a dead-end) Elevation Gain: 5,632ft. (149ft. to 3,991ft.) Road Difficulty: 2.0 Bicycle Difficulty: Very Difficult View Rating: Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: Leashed Horses: Yes […]
Hike up an old road to a few old mining audits, an ore chute, and more. Total Distance: 0.6 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 454ft. (2,424ft. to 2,805ft.) Difficulty: 0-5 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: Yes, though a horse would struggle with much of the […]
The Panamint Dunes are the most remote and least-visited sand dunes in Death Valley National Park, tucked into the north end of Panamint Valley beneath rugged desert peaks. Total Distance: 7.8 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 1,186ft. (1,587ft. to 2,659ft.) Difficulty: 5-10 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: […]
Take an off-trail route up a hill to views of the Panamint Valley. During wet weather, the hill may be surrounded by a lake. Total Distance: 2.9 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 793ft. (1,548ft. to 2,027ft.) Difficulty: 0-5 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: Yes Best […]
The Lake Hill Road accesses the north end of Panamint Valley, including the Panamint Sand Dunes and the Big Four Mine. Total Distance: 7.2 miles point to point (CA-190 to dead end in wash) Elevation Gain: 966ft. up, 131ft. down (1,549ft. to 2,498ft.) Road Difficulty: 1.4 for the first 5.75 miles; 2.3 beyond; last 0.2 […]
