Lookout Rock of Kak wa wit–Cow is ic ela, 3 rocks
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,514 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Lookout Rock of Kak wa wit–Cow is ic ela, 3 rocks is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. The route passes Mi as kalet and Cow is ic ela before reaching Lookout Rock of Kak wa wit at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,514 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lookout Rock of Kak wa wit–Cow is ic ela, 3 rocks
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,514 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 503–1,544 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.78465, -116.52881
Weather Sep 4: 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 E.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto South Lykken Trail, heading E.
- 3.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tahquitz Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Mi as kalet.
- 250 ftPass Cow is ic ela.
- 0.2 miReach Lookout Rock of Kak wa wit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right onto South Lykken Trail, heading NE.
- 3.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- No dogs on part of this route
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More from this trailhead
- South Lykken Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- South Lykken Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,472 ft
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