We spent a few months in Palm Springs over the 2020/2021 winter season and this trailhead was a block away from where we were staying, so I planned to finish it at least once. However, we could tell that its a very popular trail by the number of cars that parked near it every day, so I kept putting it off because of COVID and not knowing how wide the trail actually was.
We came back in April and I was vaccinated, so I decided to give it a shot. I chose the hottest part of the day to try and ensure that no-one was on the trail and that worked out pretty well. I only saw 10 other people and most of them were doing an evening hike.
This was supposed to be an 8-mile hike, but it turned out to be about 10-miles from trailhead to trailhead. It was a pretty difficult first real hike of the year, but I made it. It would be as bad if I was in any kind of shape.
Here are the stats:
- Distance = 9.81 mi
- Elevation = 2,346 ft
- Time = 4:13:34
- Avg Speed = 2.3 mph
- Min elevation = 507 ft
Here are the pics:
