Alexander Trail–Araby Trail, 4 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, CA. It climbs 3,041 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi390 – 1,818 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Araby Trail 33.79708, -116.51044
Nearest town Palm Springs, CA
Directions
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Alexander Trail–Araby Trail, 4 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 3,041 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Elevation 391–1,818 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Araby Trail · 33.79708, -116.51044
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 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.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail (Alternate), heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Alexander Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Araby Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Fern Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail (Alternate), heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Araby Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 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
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:23 AMSunset 7:09 PM
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
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
- 5.9 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
- 7.5 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
- 8.3 mi · out & back · via Wild Horse Trail
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- Cahuilla Peak–Araby Trail, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,177 ft
- West Fork Falls–Palm Canyon, 7 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 3,086 ft
- Palm Canyon–Araby Trail, 6 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 3,122 ft
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