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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
16 trails
- Hike
33 trails
- Trail Running
33 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 3
- 10
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Dec 31, 2024Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 33
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 16
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 33
- Trails Trail Running
- 33
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 85 miles
- Total Descent
- 17,690 ft
- Total Vertical
- 8,013 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,239 ft
- Reports
- 50
- Photos
- 195
- Ridden Counter
- 1,371
Sub Regions
Popular Palm Desert Mountain Biking Trails
Palm Desert Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Randall Henderson - Art Smith | 19 miles | |
| California to Canada Section 5- Palm Springs | 32 miles | |
| Schegeler Palm Canyon Epic - Dunn to Cathedral City | 21 miles | |
| Palm Canyon Epic to Palm Desert | 27 miles | |
| PCE To Cat City | 25 miles | |
| Cahuilla Hills - Big Loop | 5 miles | |
| Palm Canyon to Wildhorse | 23 miles | |
| Santa Rosa - Sawmill Loop | 21 miles | |
| Cahuilla Hills - Small Loop | 2 miles | |
| Tour De Santa Rosa Mountain | 30 miles |
Photos of Palm Desert Mountain Bike
trail: Randall Henderson Loop
20 |
May 6, 2024 @ 8:44am
May 6, 2024
trail: Randall Henderson Loop
37 |
Feb 5, 2024 @ 8:51am
Feb 5, 2024Videos of Palm Desert Mountain Bike
trail: Randall Henderson Loop
9:29 |
45 |
Jun 10, 2024 , Palm Desert
19:16 |
418 |
Dec 17, 2021 , Palm Desert
4:22 |
533 |
Dec 17, 2021 , Palm Desert
youtuber
![Mountain Biking Art Smith Trail at Night -...]()
15:40 |
790 |
Jan 13, 2020 , Palm Desert
youtuber
![Mountain Biking with the New Gopro Hero 8...]()
15:00 |
682 |
Dec 23, 2019 , Palm Desert
14:42 |
440 |
Dec 23, 2019 , Palm Desert
4:49 |
302 |
Jun 29, 2018 , Palm Desert
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Sawmill Trail | Dec 5, 2024 @ 1:37pm Dec 5, 2024 | Very Dry | jonemyers | ||
| Sawmill Trail | Nov 11, 2024 @ 10:15am Nov 11, 2024 | Dry | stu1WrcPL | ||
| Santa Rosa Truck Trail | Nov 9, 2024 @ 7:47am Nov 9, 2024 | Very Dry | DaveFazzone | ||
| Bump and Grind Trail | May 26, 2024 @ 12:32am May 26, 2024 | Very Dry | mtnbikey | ||
| Mike Schuler Trail | Mar 26, 2024 @ 4:25am Mar 26, 2024 | Very Dry | Mikepatt14 | ||
| Hopalong Cassidy I | Mar 13, 2024 @ 9:32am Mar 13, 2024 | Ideal | falconsgrey | ||
| Art Smith Trail from Dunn Rd. | Mar 9, 2024 @ 10:56am Mar 9, 2024 | Dry | aobbard | ||
| Up to the Berm | Dec 9, 2023 @ 3:47am Dec 9, 2023 | Very Dry | nicnak888 | ||
| Gabby Hayes Trail | Feb 14, 2023 @ 6:20am Feb 14, 2023 | Very Dry | Chaimalevin | ||
| Randall Henderson Loop | Oct 16, 2022 @ 9:38am Oct 16, 2022 | Dry | Dilberto |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| winvanpelt | vote | trail | activity #64285705 | Jan 8, 2025 @ 3:15pm Jan 8, 2025 |
| stu1WrcPL | add | report | activity #63224490 | Dec 16, 2024 @ 4:52pm Dec 16, 2024 |
| yuransky | comment | trail | activity #63151246 | Dec 15, 2024 @ 6:07am Dec 15, 2024 |
| MikeB333 | wishlist | trail | activity #63135781 | Dec 14, 2024 @ 9:08pm Dec 14, 2024 |
| DanielourTq5 | ridden | trail | activity #63067642 | Dec 13, 2024 @ 1:11pm Dec 13, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | covered in six inches of pine cones and... | Dec 15, 2024 @ 6:07am Dec 15, 2024 | ||
| trail | Certainly a better hike, but serviceable, will... | Dec 13, 2024 @ 1:09pm Dec 13, 2024 | ||
| trail | Did this again, I love this trail but... | Nov 24, 2024 @ 6:54pm Nov 24, 2024 | ||
| trail | A lot of work went into building this trail... | Mar 21, 2024 @ 8:17am Mar 21, 2024 | ||
| trail | Good info written above. Tight switchbacks ( a... | Jan 18, 2024 @ 2:50pm Jan 18, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k6 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge8 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k6 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge9 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Tri-a-bikeBike Shop
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FunseekersBike Shop
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Palm Desert CycleryBike Shop
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 16 | 51 miles | 13,340 ft | 30 miles | 8,015 ft | #4,868 | #1,765 | 194 | 50 | 12 | 4,970 | |
| E-Bike | 3 | 21 miles | 5,932 ft | 15 miles | 8,015 ft | 35 | 495 | |||||
| Horse | 2 | 20 miles | 3,583 ft | 7 miles | 2,631 ft | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Hike | 33 | 85 miles | 17,690 ft | 41 miles | 8,015 ft | #3,880 | #1,609 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 1,146 | |
| Trail Running | 33 | 85 miles | 17,690 ft | 41 miles | 8,015 ft | #3,874 | #1,603 | 50 | 3 | 184 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 12 miles | 3,970 ft | 10 miles | 3,652 ft | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 12 miles | 3,970 ft | 10 miles | 3,652 ft | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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