4,500 ft
Distance
325 ft
Climb
-117 ft
Descent
00:12:06
Avg time

Mike Schuler Trail Details

  • Riding Area
    Palm Desert
    Palm Desert, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Year-round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #67310 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #298 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    City of Palm Desert, CA

The Mike Schuler trail is a connector trail that gets you to the Hopalong Cassidy and Bump n' Grind Trails. FYI: Mike Schuler is a trail builder and has built most of the trails in the Palm Desert area for the City of Palm Desert.

Be prepared and have fun.

Access Info

While in Palm Desert take Fred Waring Drive west until it dead ends at Painter's Path Drive. Turn left and drive a tenth of a mile or so and you will see trail going up hill to your right (west). Find a place to park and take a look at the trails. You will be behind the Desert Crossings shopping center.

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More Stats for Mike Schuler Trail bike trail
  • Altitude change
    208 ft
  • Altitude min
    216 ft
  • Altitude max
    424 ft
  • Altitude start
    216 ft
  • Altitude end
    424 ft
  • Grade
    4.624%
  • Grade max
    -34.241%
  • Grade min
    32.352%
  • Distance climb
    2,893 ft
  • Distance down
    1,506 ft
  • Distance flat
    100 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:06
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:38
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      Mike Schuler Trail Trail Reports

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      Dec 28, 2017 @ 4:17pm
      Dec 28, 2017
      		 Start of the trail was pretty steep and a novice rides would have to walk
      May 5, 2017 @ 6:51pm
      May 5, 2017
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 48 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 72 rides
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      Dec 11, 2018 @ 10:05am
      Dec 11, 2018
      Mike Schuler Trail, My City
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      Dec 11, 2018 @ 9:48am
      Dec 11, 2018
      Mike Schuler Trail, My City
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      Dec 28, 2017 @ 4:17pm
      Dec 28, 2017
      Mike Schuler Trail, My City
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      Dec 28, 2017 @ 4:17pm
      Dec 28, 2017
      Mike Schuler Trail, My City

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