Indio Hills Palms Park

Pushwalla Palms Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Pushwalla Palms Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Indio Hills Palms Park near Pushawalla Palms, CA. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly sand. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 1,102 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.84539, -116.26415
Nearest town Pushawalla Palms, CA

Directions

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Pushwalla Palms Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 787–1,104 ft

Out & Back · Indio Hills Palms Park

Trailhead: 33.84539, -116.26415

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 2.2 miTurn right onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 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

80% sand4% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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