Willis Palms Loop
4.6 mi · ▲ 544 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Willis Palms Loop is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Willis Palms, CA. It climbs 544 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi285 – 827 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.81698, -116.32598
Nearest town Willis Palms, CA
Directions
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Willis Palms Loop
4.6 mi · ▲ 544 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 284–825 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.81698, -116.32598
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Willis Palms Loop, heading N.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 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
22% sand78% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Willis Palms Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 518 ft
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