Pushwalla Palms Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Pushwalla Palms Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Indio Hills Palms Park near Pushawalla Palms, CA. It climbs 353 ft and is mostly sand. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pushwalla Palms Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 787–1,104 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Pushwalla Palms Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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