64 official trails lie within 25 miles of Twentynine Palms — 239 miles in total, 36 rated easy and 12 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 3,430 ft; the median trail gains 369 ft.
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| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pushwalla Canyon | 11.5 | 3,430 ft | Expert | 1 h 19 min · 26 mi |
| Bigfoot | 10.6 | 1,330 ft | Expert | 53 min · 25 mi |
| California Riding And Hiking | 39.0 | 1,699 ft | Expert | 38 min · 24 mi |
| Fried Liver Wash | 14.1 | 1,490 ft | Expert | 50 min · 25 mi |
| Boy Scout | 7.9 | 1,329 ft | Hard | 12 min · 7 mi |
| Lost Horse Loop | 8.4 | 542 ft | Hard | 51 min · 25 mi |
| Sawtooth Loop | 8.7 | 818 ft | Hard | 42 min · 27 mi |
| Black Rock Canyon w/ Panorama Loop/Morongo View | 5.4 | 739 ft | Hard | 36 min · 23 mi |
| Burro/Rocky View Loop | 5.7 | 453 ft | Hard | 30 min · 22 mi |
| Eureka Peak | 3.4 | 1,351 ft | Moderate | 1 h 17 min · 30 mi |
| West Side Loop | 5.2 | 542 ft | Hard | 36 min · 24 mi |
| x-country route | 3.1 | 812 ft | Hard | 1 h 20 min · 30 mi |
| Maze/Window Loop | 7.0 | 321 ft | Hard | 31 min · 22 mi |
| Paac Kü?vü?hü??k | 4.2 | 843 ft | Moderate | 58 min · 22 mi |
| Stubbe Springs Loop | 5.7 | 510 ft | Moderate | 50 min · 23 mi |
| Quail Springs Historic | 6.2 | 580 ft | Moderate | 38 min · 26 mi |
| Panorama | 3.1 | 898 ft | Moderate | 30 min · 20 mi |
| Johnny Lang Canyon | 2.6 | 968 ft | Moderate | 34 min · 24 mi |
| North View | 3.3 | 369 ft | Moderate | 31 min · 22 mi |
| Burnt Hill | 2.8 | 789 ft | Moderate | 39 min · 24 mi |
| Ryan Mountain | 1.4 | 1,055 ft | Moderate | 38 min · 19 mi |
| Hexahedron Mine | 2.0 | 819 ft | Moderate | 1 h 06 min · 23 mi |
| Deerhorn | 2.1 | 571 ft | Moderate | 1 h 11 min · 29 mi |
| Contact Mine | 1.9 | 682 ft | Moderate | 14 min · 7 mi |
Summits: x-country route to Quail Mountain; Ryan Mountain to Ryan Mountain; Skull Rock Nature to Jumbo Rocks
Lakes: Paac Kü?vü?hü??k to Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k
Viewpoints: High View Nature to High View
Rock formations: Split Rock Connector to Split Rock; Split Rock Trail to Split Rock; Split Rock Loop to Split Rock; Skull Rock Nature to Skull Rock
Springs: Sawtooth Loop to Chaparrosa Spring; Black Rock Canyon w/ Panorama Loop/Morongo View to Black Rock Spring; Quail Springs Historic to Quail Springs; Fourtynine Palms Oasis to Fortynine Palms Oasis
Nearby towns: Indio (30 mi) · Desert Hot Springs (30 mi) · Yucaipa (56 mi) · Menifee (71 mi)
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