West Fork Falls–Palm Canyon, 6 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Cathedral City, CA. The route passes West Fork Falls and Palm Canyon. It climbs 449 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi738 – 1,099 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Fork Falls Trail 33.73745, -116.54050
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA
Directions
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West Fork Falls–Palm Canyon, 6 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 739–1,098 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Fork Falls Trail · 33.73745, -116.54050
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Fork Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass West Fork Falls.
- 50 ftPass Palm Canyon.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Palm Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto West Fork Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Palm Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Vandeventer Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Victor Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Palm Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 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
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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