Skyline Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. It climbs 5,180 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi469 – 5,364 ft · steepest grade: 33%12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.82560, -116.55017
Nearest town Palm Springs, CA
Directions
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Skyline Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 5,180 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 470–5,364 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.82560, -116.55017
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 99°F / low 74° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Palm Springs, CA (PSS);Indian & Andreas (Casino);Indian Canyon at Andreas stop 440 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 4.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Skyline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 4.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F74°
Feels like90°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Sat
100°75°
Sun
91°76°
51%
Mon
101°82°
Tue
104°86°
23%
Wed
99°89°
24%
Thu
93°86°
23%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Palm Springs, CA (PSS);Indian & Andreas (Casino);Indian Canyon at Andreas stop 440 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Skyline Trail
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- North Lykken Trail via Skyline Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 1,328 ft
- North Lykken Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,814 ft
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