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.
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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pushwalla Plams Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:10 PM.
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