Pushwalla Palms Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Indio Hills Palms Park near Pushawalla Palms, CA. It climbs 547 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi535 – 1,102 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.84539, -116.26415
Nearest town Pushawalla Palms, CA
Directions
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Pushwalla Palms Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 536–1,104 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.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Pushwalla Palms / Hidden Palms Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Indian Palms Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pushwalla Palms / Hidden Palms Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 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
58% sand35% dirt7% 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:11 PM.
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