Seven Sisters Waterfall–Palm Canyon, 7 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back near Cathedral City, CA. The route passes Palm Canyon before reaching Seven Sisters Waterfall at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 986 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 1,145 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Palm Canyon Trail 33.73787, -116.53894
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA
Directions
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Seven Sisters Waterfall–Palm Canyon, 7 sights
6 mi · ▲ 986 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 656–1,144 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Palm Canyon Trail · 33.73787, -116.53894
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 97°F / low 71° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Palm Canyon.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Victor Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alexander Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Coffman Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Murray Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Seven Sisters Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Coffman Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Victor Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 97°F71°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat
98°73°
Sun
90°74°
48%
Mon
99°81°
Tue
102°85°
26%
Wed
98°88°
26%
Thu
92°85°
27%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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