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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto North Lykken Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 4.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach North Lykken Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 4.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto North Lykken Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 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
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
More from this trailhead
- North Lykken Trail via Skyline Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft
- North Lykken Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,840 ft
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