Monthly Hike schedule – Sun City Palm Desert Hiking Club

EASY: Up to 400′ elevation gain and up to 4 miles length.
EASY/MODERATE: Between 401′-550′ elevation gain and up to 5 miles length
MODERATE: Between 551′-700′ elevation gain and up to 6 miles length
MODERATE/ADVANCED: Between 701′-1000′ elevation gain and up to 7 miles length
ADVANCED: Any hike beyond the standards listed above

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4 Big Morongo Canyon Preserve EasyExpired Bridget LaPointe Distance 2.8 miles Elevation gain 200 Pace Slow South Lykken Trail Moderate/AdvancedExpired Ron Gleason Distance 6 miles Elevation gain 1,100 feet Pace moderate
5 Big Split Rock Hike with Philip Ferranti – Let’s try this again! Rescheduling Hiking Safari. EasyExpired Kevin Rivette Distance 2.5 miles Elevation gain 100 Pace easy
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7 GARSTIN LOOP Moderate/AdvancedExpired Joel Friedrick Distance 3.9MI Elevation gain 1109FT Pace 30min/mi

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11 THE CROSS from Gabby Hayes Trailhead ModerateModerate paceExpired Ron Gleason Distance 3.5 miles Elevation gain 865 feet (263.7 meters, 288.3 yards) Pace Moderate
12 General Meeting and Social Expired Distance 0 miles Elevation gain Speakers Hall stairs Pace slow
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14 Revision: Pushwall loop ModerateExpired Lynne Hopkins Ed Hopkins Distance 3 miles Elevation gain 450’ Pace Moderate

15 McCallum Trail to Simone Pond Expired Beverly Hackett Warner Page Distance 2 miles Elevation gain 95 feet Pace Easy
16 Temecula Getaway Trip Easy/ModerateExpired Jim Biewer Distance various Elevation gain various Pace Moderate Temecula Trip Day One EasyExpired Jim Biewer Linda Biewer Distance 1.1 mile Elevation gain Minimal Pace Moderate
17 Temecula Getaway Trip Easy/ModerateExpired Jim Biewer Distance various Elevation gain various Pace Moderate
18 Temecula Getaway Trip Easy/ModerateExpired Jim Biewer Distance various Elevation gain various Pace Moderate
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20 Cahuilla Tewanet EasySlow paceExpired Kerry Berman Pat Fonstad Distance 1/2 mile Elevation gain 0 Pace Slow walk
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23 Indian Trail Loop at Pipe’s Canyon Moderate paceModerate/AdvancedExpired Rick Macias Distance 6.3 miles Elevation gain 1,033 Pace 4 hours
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25 Ladders Canyon Loop – Cancelled due to hot weather ModerateModerate paceExpired Kevin Rivette Distance 4.8 miles Elevation gain 880 feet Pace moderate - stops at least every 20 min
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30 Antenna Hill AdvancedFast paceOngoing Robert Heckert Distance 8 miles Elevation gain 2000 ft Pace fast The Maze Loop Moderate paceModerate/AdvancedExpired Linda Biewer Jim Biewer Distance 6.4 mile Elevation gain 900' overall gain Pace Moderate
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1 Roadrunner/Chuckwalla Trails EasySlow pace Louise Green Distance 2.8 miles Elevation gain 531 Pace slow
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