Palm Canyon–Alexander Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 7.8-mile loop near Cathedral City, CA. The route reaches Palm Canyon. It climbs 2,094 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 2,641 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Alexander Trail 33.74988, -116.53935
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA
Directions
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Palm Canyon–Alexander Trail Loop, 7 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 2,094 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 656–2,641 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Alexander Trail · 33.74988, -116.53935
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start on Alexander Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Victor Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Palm Canyon.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Palm Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto West Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 5.5 miBear right onto Coffman Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miThe 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
10% dirt90% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F72°
Feels like90°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat
99°73°
Sun
91°75°
49%
Mon
100°82°
Tue
103°85°
25%
Wed
98°89°
26%
Thu
93°86°
26%
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- West Fork Falls–Palm Canyon, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Seven Sisters Waterfall–Coffman Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 766 ft
- Andreas Canyon South Trail & Coffman Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 959 ft
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