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Palm Canyon–Art Smith Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 14.5-mile loop near Cathedral City, CA. The route reaches Palm Canyon. It climbs 2,816 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 2,402 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.76186, -116.47551
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA

Directions

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Palm Canyon–Art Smith Trail Loop, 7 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,816 ft · 6 hr 14 min

Elevation 644–2,401 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 33.76186, -116.47551

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Cathedral Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road Connector Trail, heading W.
  6. 1 miSharp left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.8 miTurn left onto Victor Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miPass Palm Canyon.
  11. 1 miBear right onto Vandeventer Trail, heading S.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Victor Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Dry Wash Trail, heading SE.
  15. 3 miTurn left onto Dunn Road, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Art Smith Trail, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 2.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

20% sand13% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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