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North Lykken Trail & Skyline Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. It climbs 5,208 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 5,364 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.84056, -116.56063
Nearest town Palm Springs, CA

Directions

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North Lykken Trail & Skyline Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 5,208 ft · 7 hr 20 min

Elevation 539–5,364 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.84056, -116.56063

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Palm Springs, CA (PSS);Indian & Andreas (Casino);Indian Canyon at Andreas stop 455 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto North Lykken Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 4.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miReach North Lykken Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 4.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto North Lykken Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.5 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

87% dirt9% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Palm Springs, CA (PSS);Indian & Andreas (Casino);Indian Canyon at Andreas stop 455 m from the trailhead

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