Cahuilla Peak–Araby Trail, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. The route reaches Cahuilla Peak at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,405 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi390 – 1,476 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Araby Trail 33.79708, -116.51044
Nearest town Palm Springs, CA
Directions
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Cahuilla Peak–Araby Trail, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,405 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 391–1,475 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Araby Trail · 33.79708, -116.51044
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Palm Cyn at Horizon Mobile Prk stop 294 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Araby Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Garstin Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Berns Trail (aka Creeping Bob Hope), heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Cahuilla Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Garstin Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Araby Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Palm Cyn at Horizon Mobile Prk stop 294 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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