North Lykken Trail via Skyline Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. It climbs 1,328 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Lykken Trail via Skyline Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 1,328 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 470–1,357 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.82786, -116.54822
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 99°F / low 74° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Palm Springs, CA (PSS);Indian & Andreas (Casino);Indian Canyon at Andreas stop 398 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Lykken Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach North Lykken Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Palm Springs, CA (PSS);Indian & Andreas (Casino);Indian Canyon at Andreas stop 398 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
More from this trailhead
- North Lykken Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,814 ft
- Skyline Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 5,180 ft
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