AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Willis Palms Loop

8.4 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Willis Palms Loop is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Hidden Palms, CA. It climbs 639 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 827 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.80292, -116.29914
Nearest town Hidden Palms, CA
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Willis Palms Loop

8.4 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 173–825 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.80292, -116.29914

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Willis Palms Loop, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/willis-palms-loop-out-back-13-km-4e6b

Trail surface

57% sand43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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