Cow is ic ela & Mi as kalet via South Lykken Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 2,162 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Cow is ic ela & Mi as kalet via South Lykken Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. The route passes Mi as kalet before reaching Cow is ic ela at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 2,162 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cow is ic ela & Mi as kalet via South Lykken Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 2,162 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 520–1,544 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Avenida Moraga · 33.79291, -116.54905
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 99°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto South Lykken Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tahquitz Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Mi as kalet.
- 450 ftReach Cow is ic ela, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right onto South Lykken Trail, heading N.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- No dogs on part of this route
More from Avenida Moraga Trailhead
- South Lykken Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,281 ft
- South Lykken Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,106 ft
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