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West Fork Falls–Palm Canyon, 8 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft · 5 hr 14 min

West Fork Falls–Palm Canyon, 8 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Cathedral City, CA. The route passes Palm Canyon before reaching West Fork Falls at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 2,321 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 1,703 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.76078, -116.47675
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA
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West Fork Falls–Palm Canyon, 8 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 668–1,702 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.76078, -116.47675

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Cathedral Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road Connector Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Vandeventer Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.9 miPass Palm Canyon.
  10. 250 ftSharp right onto Palm Canyon Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto West Fork Trail, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Palm Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftReach West Fork Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto West Fork Trail, heading W.
  17. 100 ftBear left onto Palm Canyon Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miSharp left onto Vandeventer Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NE.
  20. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road Connector Trail, heading NE.
  22. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cathedral Trail, heading E.
  23. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wild-horse-trail-out-back-19-km-ef74

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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