WE ARE NO LONGER OFFERING THE PALM CANYON ROUTE. THERE IS A LOT OF DEBATE RECENTLY ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THIS TRAIL GOING THROUGH A SECTION OF TRIBAL LAND. THIS TRAIL GUIDE DOES NOT MAKE ANY CLAIMS REGARDING THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE RIDE ROUTE. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO APPARENT ALTERNATE ROUTE ONCE YOU REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST DESCENT INTO PALM ANYON, AND THEREFORE THE ONLY WAY TO REACH SAFETY IS TO CROSS THROUGH TRIBAL LAND. WITHOUT AN ALTERNATE ROUTE, THE TRIBAL LAND CLAIM PUTS LIVES IN DANGER. AND UNTIL BLM PROVIDES CLARITY, PEOPLE ARE SUBJECT TO ARREST BY TRIBAL OFFICERS. RIDE THIS ROUTE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
If you only have time for one EPIC ride in Southern California, and the weather is cool, then the Palm Canyon EPIC is the only thing you need to ride. It requires a shuttle to the top which we usually coordinate ourselves. The ride itself is challenging, exhausting, exciting, and dangerous. You’ll navigate through cactus, on cliff edges, through rock gardens and sandy washes, and through the unforgiving desert that makes this ride so awesome. There’s just nothing else like it around the Southern California area.
XEN MTB will help guide you through this dangerous part of the California desert. our safety and that of everyone with you relies upon you being prepared. Flat tires are extremely common for those who don’t have tubeless tires or slime tubes, and for that reason, nobody will be allowed to do this ride without them. Also, you must carry at least 4 liters of water, and even more when temps exceed 75 degrees, in addition to all your food, tools, tubes and essential spare parts. In return for your preparedness, you’ll enjoy a ride that you can check off your bucket list of most EPIC routes in the world!
Pinyon Flats to the Goat Trails (Traditional Route)
Weather Reports
Mountain Center (top)
Palm Springs (bottom)
