Pushwalla Palms Trail
6 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Pushwalla Palms Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Indio Hills Palms Park near Pushawalla Palms, CA. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly sand. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pushwalla Palms Trail
6 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 552–1,104 ft
Out & Back · Indio Hills Palms Park
Trailhead: 33.84539, -116.26415
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 111°F / low 85° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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