RANDALL HENDERSON TRAIL

Thanks to Andrew Walls for this great write-up.  If you are just getting back to the Desert as I am – this is a good one to kick-start and re-acclimate.

This gentle hike is one of the most popular trails in the Coachella Valley. The Randall Henderson trail is an easy 2.5 mile loop rising 430 feet to a great view to the northwest. The trail is well marked and passes through washes, over ridges and along an old roadbed. Although there are a few moderately steep sections, there are no boulders to hop or dry waterfalls to surmount. The Visitors Center for the Santa Rosa San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is right next to the parking lot and is worth a visit after the hike (buy a T-shirt!).

This is an easy trail with a good trail surface with a few rocks here and there. The walk will take 1.0 to 1.5 hours and we will have plenty of time to discuss the wide variety of desert plants, animals and geological formations which we will encounter along the trail.

We will meet in the parking area where the trail begins. The parking area is on the east side of Hwy 74, south of Palm Desert. See a roadmap here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nhnyL4AyXRFzPgEJ8

Trail map available here: https://caltopo.com/m/777TG

If you haven’t hiked with Debbie before, please call with any questions or to sign up for the hike. Otherwise, please email. 

HIKE LEADER: Debbie Hunt

HIKE LOCATOR: Palm Desert

HIKE DIFFICULTY: Easy

HIKE DATE/TIME: Wednesday, November 20th, 8:30 AM

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