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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

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.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 1,542 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.78465, -116.52881
Nearest town Palm Springs, CA
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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: sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto South Lykken Trail, heading E.
  14. 3.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Tahquitz Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miPass Mi as kalet.
  17. 250 ftPass Cow is ic ela.
  18. 0.2 miReach Lookout Rock of Kak wa wit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 400 ftSharp right onto South Lykken Trail, heading NE.
  21. 3.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  32. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lookout-rock-of-kak-wa-wit-cow-is-ic-ela-out-back-3-rocks-23-km

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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