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North Lykken Trail via Skyline Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 2 hr 27 min

North Lykken Trail via Skyline Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. It climbs 1,750 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 1,358 ft · steepest grade: 34%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.84056, -116.56063
Nearest town Palm Springs, CA
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North Lykken Trail via Skyline Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 473–1,357 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.84056, -116.56063

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto North Lykken Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach North Lykken Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Lykken Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-lykken-trail-out-back-6-km-266f

Trail surface

72% dirt26% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:07 PM

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