North Lykken Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,840 ft · 3 hr 3 min
North Lykken Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. It climbs 1,840 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi522 – 1,404 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.84056, -116.56063
Nearest town Palm Springs, CA
Directions
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North Lykken Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,840 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 521–1,406 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.84056, -116.56063
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto North Lykken Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto North Lykken Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach North Lykken Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto North Lykken Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
41% dirt28% sand19% gravel12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- North Lykken Trail via Skyline Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft
- North Lykken Trail & Skyline Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 5,208 ft
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