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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

  1. Start on Murray Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Andreas Canyon.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Coffman Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.8 miBear right onto Victor Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miPass Palm Canyon.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto Palm Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miReach Andreas Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Victor Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Alexander Trail, heading NE.
  17. 1.1 miTurn left onto Coffman Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Murray Canyon Trail, heading W.
  20. 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

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