Hidden Palms Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 6 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Indio Hills Palms Park near Willis Palms, CA. The route passes McCallum Pond and Hidden Palms Viewpoint. It climbs 1,967 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hidden Palms Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 6 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,967 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Elevation 344–1,298 ft
Out & Back · Indio Hills Palms Park
Trailhead: 33.82219, -116.32386
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Willis Palms Loop, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Herman's Hike, heading SE.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Moon Country Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass McCallum Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto McCallum Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Indian Palms Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pushwalla Palms / Hidden Palms Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftPass Hidden Palms Viewpoint.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Palms Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach Hidden Palms Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Pushwalla Palms / Hidden Palms Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Palms Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto McCallum Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Moon Country Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Herman's Hike, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Willis Palms Loop, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Willis Palms Loop Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Amite Lane 4.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Amite Lane & Shadow Mountain Lane 5.6 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Moon Country Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 4 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,657 ft
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