Andreas Canyon–Palm Canyon, 7 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. The route passes Andreas Canyon before reaching Palm Canyon at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,101 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 1,135 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Murray Canyon Trail 33.75962, -116.54756
Nearest town Palm Springs, CA
Directions
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Andreas Canyon–Palm Canyon, 7 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 656–1,136 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Murray Canyon Trail · 33.75962, -116.54756
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Murray Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Andreas Canyon.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Coffman Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Victor Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Palm Canyon.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Palm Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Andreas Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Victor Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alexander Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Coffman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Murray Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F72°
Feels like89°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat
98°73°
Sun
90°75°
49%
Mon
100°81°
Tue
102°85°
25%
Wed
98°88°
26%
Thu
92°85°
26%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Andreas Canyon–Andreas Canyon South Trail, 3 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Seven Sisters Waterfall–Andreas Canyon, 3 groves 3.4 mi · ▲ 488 ft
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