Table of Contents
Palm Springs Area Map 8
Introduction 9
Mecca Hills/Box Canyon 18
1 Painted Canyon/Ladder Canyon Loop 19
2 Little Painted Canyon Walkabout 22
3 Little and Big Painted Canyon/Ladders Loop 23
4 The "Big Split Rock" Slot Canyon Walkabout 25
5 The Grottos 27
6 1st Grotto Loop to Hidden Springs 30
7 2nd Grotto/Rainbow Rocks Walkabout 31
8 2nd Grotto/Rainbow Rocks/Hidden Springs Loop 32
9 Back of Grottos Ridge Loop 35
10 Grottos Overlook Trail 38
11 "Pyramid Canyon" 40
12 Big Colorful Canyon 43
13 Burnt Sienna Cutoff Ridge Loop 45
14 Slot Canyon Cave Trail 47
15 "Little Utah Canyon" 48
16 "Utah Canyons" Overlook 49
17 "Big Utah Canyon" 52
18 "Never Ending Canyon" Loop 54
19 The Meccacopia Trail to Salton Sea Overlook 55
20 Meccacopia/Little Box Canyon Loop 56
21 The Meccacopia Trail to the Godwin Trail 59
22 The Godwin Trail 60
23 Sheep Hole Oasis/The Grottos/Meccacopia Trail Shuttle 61
24 Mystery Cairns Hike 63
25 "Coffee Bean Canyon" 66
26 Coachella Valley Preserve 68
Coachella Valley Preserve 69
27 Pushawalla Palms and Canyon Trail 70
28 Willis Palms and West Mesa Trail 71
29 Coachella Valley Preserve Trails 72
Desert Cities 73
30 Guadalupe Trail to Cactus Spring Trailhead Hwy. 74 74
31 The Boo Hoff Trail to/from La Quinta 76
32 Bear Creek Canyon/Oasis Trail 78
33 Bear Creek Urban Trail, La Quinta 81
34 The Cove to Lake Trail 83
35 Bear Creek Canyon/Boo Hoff Loop Trail 84
36 Lost Canyon via the Boo Hoff Trail 87
37 Eisenhower Peak Loop 89
38 Carrizo Canyon 91
39 Art Smith Trail 92
40 Magnesia Springs Canyon 94
41 Mirage Trail (a.k.a. "Bump and Grind") 97
42 Homestead/Hopalong Cassidy/Gabby Hayes Loop 99
43 Hopalong Cassidy Trail 101
44 Randall Henderson Trail 102
Palm Springs and Indian Canyons 104
45 Fern Canyon 105
46 Palm Canyon Trail to the Stone Pools 107
47 Palm Canyon Trail to Indian Potrero 109
48 Lower Palm Canyon Trail 110
49 The Victor Trail/Fern Canyon 112
50 East Fork/Fern Canyon Loop Trail 113
51 Murray Canyon Trail 114
52 The West Fork Trail to Andreas Canyon 116
53 Maynard Mine Trail 117
54 Andreas Canyon 119
55 The Hahn-Buena Vista Loop 120
56 Murray Hill (Peak) 122
57 Shannon/Earl Henderson/Garstin Trail Loop 124
58 The Araby Trail 125
59 North and South Lykken Trail 126
60 The Palm Springs Desert Museum Trail 128
61 Tahquitz Canyon 129
San Jacinto Mountains 131
62 Cactus to Clouds Hike 132
63 Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to San Jacinto Peak 134
64 Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to Saddle Junction Loop 136
65 Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to Idyll wild 137
66 Jo Pond/Cedar Spring Trail to Palm Canyon Trading Post 139
67 The Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail 143
68 Humber Park-Devil's Slide Trail to Caramba Overlook 144
69 Devil's Slide Trail to Saddle Junction 145
70 Devil's Slide Trail to Tahquitz Peak Lookout Loop 147
71 Devil's Slide Trail to Laws Junction 148
72 Devil's Slide Trail to Red Tahquitz Overlook 149
73 Devil's Slide Trail to San Jacinto Peak 150
74 South Ridge Trail to Tahquitz Peak Overlook 151
75 Deer Springs Trail to Saddle Junction/Humber Park 153
76 Deer Springs Trail to Suicide Rock 154
77 Hurkey Creek Trail 156
78 Fobes "Valley" Walkabout 157
79 Fobes Saddle to Spitler Peak and Apache Spring 158
80 The Zen Center to Red Tahquitz Overlook 159
81 Spitler Peak Trail 161
82 Ramona Trail to Tool Box Spring 162
83 Thomas Mountain East Road to Summit 164
84 Thomas Mountain West Road to Anza Valley Overlook 166
85 Gold Hill 167
86 Seven Pines Trail to Marion Mountain Campground 171
87 Fuller Ridge Trail to San Jacinto Peak 172
88 Black Mountain Trail 174
89 North Fork of the Pacific Crest Trail to Live Oak Spring 175
90 North Fork of the Pacific Crest Trail to Jo Pond Trailhead 177
91 Jo Pond Trail and Pine Mountain Loop 178
92 Jo Pond Trail to Cedar Spring 180
93 Jo Pond Trail to Fobes Saddle Overlook 181
94 Keenwild to South Ridge Trail 183
95 Wagon Wheel "Old Cattle Trail" (Shuttle Hike) 185
96 May Valley Road Walkabout 187
Santa Rosa Mountains 189
97 Horsethief Creek via Cactus Spring Trail 190
98 Cactus Spring Trail 192
99 Agua Alta Spring 193
100 Santa Rosa Peak/Mountain Road Traverse 194
101 Sawmill Road Trail 196
102 Pinyon Trail to Palm Canyon 198
103 Ribbonwood to Dolomite Mine and Pines to Palms Trail 200
104 Palm Canyon Pines-to-Palms Trail 202
105 South Fork of the Pacific Crest Trail 204
Joshua Tree National Park 207
106 Eureka Peak Loop 208
107 Covington Loop Trail 210
108 Ryan Mountain Trail 212
109 Lost Horse Mine Loop 213
110 Carey's Castle 216
111 Lost Palms Oasis Trail at Cottonwood Spring 218
112 Pinkham Canyon Walkabout 220
113 The Old Dale Road/Mines Walkabout 221
114 Black Eagle Mine Road Walkabout 222
San Gorgonio Pass and Nearby 223
115 Pipes "Canyon Hike" 224
116 Pipes Canyon to Chaparrosa Peak 226
117 Pipes Canyon toward Big Bear 227
118 San Bernardino Peak Trail to Columbine Spring 228
119 Big Morongo Canyon Trail 230
120 Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Walkabout 232
121 Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) North from 1-10 233
122 Pacific Crest Trail South from 1-10 235
123 Whitewater River Canyon Walkabout to Red Dome and Whitewater River Basin 237
124 Whitewater Canyon/Pacific Crest Trail Ridge Loop 238
125 Mission Creek to the Pacific Crest Trail North 239
126 Mission Creek to Whitewater River Canyon Walkabout 241
127 Mission Creek to San Gorgonio Overlook 242
128 Bogart Park Walkabout 243
129 Oak Glen Nature Trail 246
130 Santa Rosa Plateau Walkabout 247
131 Santa Rosa Plateau Loop 249
Orocopia Mountain Wilderness and the Chuckwalla Mountains 251
132 Upper Red Canyon Walkabout 253
133 Summit Road to the First Mines 254
134 Summit Road to the Wood House 257
135 Bradshaw Trail Plateau 259
136 Lower Red Canyon/Left-Hand Canyon Loop Overlook 260
137 Parallel Red Canyon 263
138 Lower Red Canyon via Upper Jeep Trail 264
139 Rainbow Canyon/Lower Red Canyon Loop 266
140 Red Cloud and Great Western Mine Tour 267
Appendices
Appendix 1 Hikes According to Degree of Difficulty 270
Appendix 2 The "Best of the Best" Hikes 274
Appendix 3 Best Restaurants After a Hike 279
Appendix 4 Dog-friendly Trails 280
Appendix 5 Helpful Information for Desert Visitors 282
Appendix 6 Desert Resources/Events 283
About the Author/Photographer/Cartographer 284
