Palm Canyon–Fern Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Cathedral City, CA. The route reaches Palm Canyon. It climbs 729 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi738 – 1,352 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Palm Canyon Trail 33.73787, -116.53894
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA
Directions
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Palm Canyon–Fern Canyon Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 739–1,353 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Palm Canyon Trail · 33.73787, -116.53894
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Palm Canyon.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Victor Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Palm Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Victor Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F71°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat
98°73°
Sun
90°74°
48%
Mon
99°81°
Tue
102°85°
26%
Wed
98°88°
26%
Thu
92°85°
27%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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