West Fork Falls–Palm Canyon, 7 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. The route passes Palm Canyon before reaching West Fork Falls at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 3,086 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi390 – 1,818 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Araby Trail 33.79708, -116.51044
Nearest town Palm Springs, CA
Directions
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West Fork Falls–Palm Canyon, 7 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 3,086 ft · 6 hr 9 min
Elevation 391–1,818 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Araby Trail · 33.79708, -116.51044
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 102°F / low 70° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Palm Cyn at Horizon Mobile Prk stop 294 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Araby Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail (Alternate), heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Victor Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Palm Canyon.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach West Fork Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Victor Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail (Alternate), heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Araby Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 102°F70°
Feels like83°Precip2%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
105°70°
Sunrise 6:24 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sun
96°79°
24%
Mon
106°77°
Tue
107°90°
Wed
109°95°
19%
Thu
112°97°
20%
Fri
109°89°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Palm Cyn at Horizon Mobile Prk stop 294 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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