Best Easy Day Hikes Palm Springs and Coachella Valley includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 20 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.

For 25 years, the bestselling 140 Great Hikes in and near Palm Springs has served as a staple for anyone exploring the trails surrounding Palm Springs, California. This revised seventh edition, in honor of the book’s 25th anniversary, contains five brand-new routes, updated trail descriptions, and modern color photography. Perfect for locals and visitors alike, this guide includes family friendly adventures, spring flower hikes, full-moon walks, dog-friendly frolics, and challenging hikes in the desert and mountains of the Coachella Valley.

Best Easy Day Hikes Palm Springs and Coachella Valley includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 20 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.

Philip Ferranti has added 31 new hikes to his book, 75 Great Hikes In and Near Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, creating the newly revised edition now distributed by Westcliffe. With user-friendly maps, trail descriptions, difficulty ratings, and more, the author guides you through such alluring Southern California locales as Joshua Tree National Park, the Pacific Crest Trail, the San Jacinto Mountains, and the Mecca Hills. The hiking trails in and near the desert resort cities of Palm Springs and Palm Desert are home to some of the best winter and spring hikes in the nation -- so don't miss out on the action!

Imagine a place where a mountain rises 10,000 feet above your trail, where you can hike lush desert oases amid a foreboding desert landscape, where you can explore verdant canyons with waterfalls, where rare bighorn sheep stare down upon you as clinging to sheer cliffs, where you can traipse past the homes of movie stars and by ancient Native American ruins. The place is real: It's called Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. With the valley and surrounding mountains covering hundreds of square miles, how can you ensure that you experience its many natural wonders? That's what "Day Hiking Trails of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley" answers, as it explores more than 30 popular trails and what you'll see on them. Links are included to printable, detailed 8.5" x 11" maps. Let's start planning your hike ROB BIGNELL is an avid backpacker who's been hiking with his son for more than a decade. Together, they've scaled summits almost two miles high, crossed America's driest deserts, and walked beneath soaring, 20-story trees. Bignell is the former Opinions page editor of Palm Springs' The Desert Sun newspaper.

This revised, full-color edition promises to remain the area's most comprehensive hiking guide by the area's most well-known hiking guru for years to come. Trail descriptions, full-color photos, and user-friendly maps make this a must-have for visitors and locals alike. Extensive appendices point you towards dog-friendly trails, the best local restaurants, not-tobe missed events, and more. Phillip Ferranti has hiked the western United States for over 30 years. He founded the Coachella Valley Hiking Club in 1992 and has written nine books, including Hiking! The Ultimate Natural Prescription for Health and Wellness.