Desert Drive & Mike Schuler Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Desert Drive & Mike Schuler Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Rancho Mirage, CA. It climbs 475 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 440 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72554, -116.40604
Nearest town Rancho Mirage, CA
Directions
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Desert Drive & Mike Schuler Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 218–439 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.72554, -116.40604
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Palm Desert, Ca (PDC) stop 699 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Mike Schuler Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Desert Drive, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Mike Schuler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mike Schuler Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 100°F66°
Feels like92°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:22 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat
99°71°
Sun
94°77°
36%
Mon
102°84°
Tue
106°88°
20%
Wed
100°92°
20%
Thu
97°87°
24%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Palm Desert, Ca (PDC) stop 699 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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