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SaveSection 6, otherwise known as the Desert View Conservation Area is an undeveloped square-mile parcel on the Onaga Trail east of Quail Springs Road. A maze of single track trails and dirt roads wonder around rock formations and through Mojave desert vegetation. A lot of local effort has gone into the development of bike trails in this area. Kudos to all who's involved in making Section 6 so awesome.
source: Joshua Tree Bike Shop
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
AKA: Section 6
Land Status: Conservation Reserve

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- Mountain Bike
25 trails
- Hike
25 trails
- Trail Running
25 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 9
- 9
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Jun 21, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 25
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 25
- Trails Hike
- 25
- Trails Trail Running
- 25
- Total Distance
- 13 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,905 ft
- Total Vertical
- 336 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,413 ft
- Reports
- 160
- Photos
- 141
- Ridden Counter
- 3,906
Popular Desert View Conservation Area Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Joshua Tree Full Loop | 10 miles |
Photos of Desert View Conservation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Sidewinder
206 | | 1 comments
Nov 1, 2019 @ 5:55pm
Nov 1, 2019
trail: Eastside Vista
114 |
Apr 20, 2019 @ 12:22pm
Apr 20, 2019
trail: Eastside Vista
227 |
Apr 20, 2019 @ 12:19pm
Apr 20, 2019
trail: Django
207 |
Feb 15, 2018 @ 5:01pm
Feb 15, 2018
trail: Haggis
250 |
Feb 13, 2018 @ 6:17pm
Feb 13, 2018
trail: Haggis
271 |
Feb 13, 2018 @ 6:17pm
Feb 13, 2018
trail: Sidewinder
235 |
Feb 13, 2018 @ 6:58am
Feb 13, 2018
trail: Django
230 |
Feb 13, 2018 @ 6:46am
Feb 13, 2018Videos of Desert View Conservation Area Mountain Bike

trail: Django
0:22 |
|
Jan 27, 2021

trail: The Luge
2:17 |
185 |
Mar 6, 2017

trail: Southridge
0:38 |
303 |
Jan 20, 2017

trail: Southridge
5:09 |
81 |
Dec 17, 2016

trail: Southridge
0:40 |
51 |
Nov 3, 2016

trail: The Luge
7:07 |
123 |
May 25, 2016

trail: Southridge
5:23 |
79 |
Apr 22, 2016

trail: Southridge
6:36 |
93 |
Mar 26, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Scout's | May 6, 2025 @ 10:32am May 6, 2025 | Ideal | trailrunnerx | ||
Sidewinder | May 6, 2025 @ 10:32am May 6, 2025 | Ideal | trailrunnerx | ||
Django | May 6, 2025 @ 10:32am May 6, 2025 | Ideal | trailrunnerx | ||
Good Manor | May 6, 2025 @ 10:32am May 6, 2025 | Ideal | trailrunnerx | ||
Long May You Run | May 6, 2025 @ 10:32am May 6, 2025 | Ideal | trailrunnerx | ||
Bad Manor | May 6, 2025 @ 10:32am May 6, 2025 | Ideal | trailrunnerx | ||
Eastside Vista | May 6, 2025 @ 10:32am May 6, 2025 | Ideal | trailrunnerx | ||
Latte Run | May 6, 2025 @ 10:32am May 6, 2025 | Ideal | trailrunnerx | ||
High Point Connector | May 6, 2025 @ 10:32am May 6, 2025 | Ideal | trailrunnerx | ||
The Luge | Apr 6, 2025 @ 10:10am Apr 6, 2025 | Dry | JonTen |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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trailforks | add | video | activity #75336444 | Jul 6, 2025 @ 10:12am Jul 6, 2025 |
trailforks | add | video | activity #75250896 | Jul 5, 2025 @ 10:00am Jul 5, 2025 |
trailforks | add | video | activity #75061637 | Jul 2, 2025 @ 6:00pm Jul 2, 2025 |
trailforks | add | video | activity #75020219 and 1 more | Jul 2, 2025 @ 7:00am Jul 2, 2025 |
RideLabs | add | video | activity #72815693 | May 31, 2025 @ 4:00pm May 31, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Super nice trail amongst the Hoodoos. The... | Jan 9, 2024 @ 6:47pm Jan 9, 2024 | ||
trail | Tricky technical sections throughout the trail... | Nov 20, 2023 @ 10:55am Nov 20, 2023 | ||
trail | Agreed. Super fun but actually technically... | Apr 10, 2023 @ 7:14pm Apr 10, 2023 | ||
trail | So fun to fly down after the day of riding.... | Apr 10, 2023 @ 7:13pm Apr 10, 2023 | ||
trail | Fast and flowy. Ride this one back up to the... | Apr 7, 2023 @ 10:26pm Apr 7, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Coachella Valley Preserve | 18.9 km | ||||
Palm Canyon | 2 | 1 | 27.6 km | ||
Andreas Canyon & Murray Canyon | 29.5 km | ||||
La Quinta Cove | 14 | 17 | 12 | 34.1 km | |
May Valley Trails | 4 | 18 | 36.3 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 25 | 13 miles | 1,906 ft | 6 miles | 338 ft | #2,447 | #1,301 | 142 | 160 | 1 | 1,265 | |
Hike | 25 | 13 miles | 1,906 ft | 6 miles | 338 ft | #1,904 | #1,158 | 160 | 100 | |||
Trail Running | 25 | 13 miles | 1,906 ft | 6 miles | 338 ft | #1,907 | #1,156 | 160 | 54 |
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