Indio Hills Palms Park

Pushwalla Palms Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Pushwalla Palms Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Indio Hills Palms Park near Pushawalla Palms, CA. It climbs 737 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly sand. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 1,102 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.84573, -116.26200
Nearest town Pushawalla Palms, CA

Directions

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Pushwalla Palms Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 387–1,104 ft

Out & Back · Indio Hills Palms Park

Trailhead: 33.84573, -116.26200

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 111°F / low 85° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 2.2 miTurn right onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Pushwalla Plams Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

81% sand3% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 111°F85°
Feels like91°Precip1%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
115°85°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 105°83°
Thu 107°83°
Fri 111°85°
Sat 112°85°
Sun 107°85°
Mon 106°84°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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