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South Carl Lykken Trail - South Section route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back

South Carl Lykken Trail - South Section

Palm Springs, California

5.7 mi

Distance

2,277 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 30m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for South Carl Lykken Trail - South Section unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:162 ft
Max:473 ft
Gain:694 ft
Loss:694 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 162 ft and 473 ft across 5.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.162 ft266 ft369 ft473 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.8 mi4.3 mi5.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi162 ft
High point2.8 mi473 ft
End5.7 mi162 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Palm Springs, CA · in or next to town
County:
Riverside County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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