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Hiking and Cycling
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Philip Ferranti is the author of the #1 regional best selling book 120 Great Hikes in and near Palm Springs that can be found in book stores throughout the Palm Springs Valley. Philip is also a professional hiking guide and can be contacted at: www.philipferranti.com
The Palm Springs Valley is one of the West's greatest cycling destinations. For more information, to rent equipment or book guided tours, visit Big Wheel Tours at www.bwbtours.com.
Vince Keenan and Craig Gahnz jogging up the Big Horn Overlook Trail in Rancho Mirage. For more about Vince and his 3-day action, adventure itinerary, click here.
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Parks
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Blixseth Mountain Park
Mirage Road
Blixseth Mountain Park is located east of the Magnesia Storm Channel and the Rancho Mirage Elementary School off Mirage Road. This park was completed in 2000 and features native desert landscaping, walking paths and benches for observing the desert and mountain vistas. Considered a place to experience the natural beauty of the desert, the park offers visitors the opportunity for quiet solitude and closeness to nature not found in the other City parks. The walking trails are easy. (No water or restrooms.)
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Cancer Survivors Park
Frank Sinatra Dr and Highway 111
Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Park, located adjacent to City Hall at Frank Sinatra and Highway 111. This park features a pyramid kiosk, tiled benches, ponds and a hillside waterfall, as well as sculpture; this sculpture garden was designed to give hope to those with cancer. One of 22 such parks in the nation, this park was constructed by the Bloch Foundation as a gift to the community. (Restrooms available on weekdays in City Hall which is adjacent to the park.)
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Magnesia Falls Neighorhood Park
North of Rancho Mirage Elementary School
Magnesia Falls Neighborhood Park is located north of the Rancho Mirage Elementary School. In 1996, the City and Palm Springs Unified School District entered into a cooperative agreement for the joint use of part of the school campus. Completed in the fall of 1998, the park gives the community access to playground equipment, shaded areas, picnic tables and an informal ball field.
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Michael S. Wolfson Park
DaVall and Frank Sinatra Dr
Michael S. Wolfson Park is located at DaVall and Frank Sinatra Drive. This park has a Victorian theme that features a fountain, decorative lighting fixtures, benches, a Braille-marked trail and a fragrance garden. A recorded "welcome" from Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra, who lived nearby, may be heard at the entrance to the park. (No restrooms.)
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Whitewater Park
71-560 San Jacinto Dr
Whitewater Park features four lighted tennis courts , two basketball courts and two racquetball / handball courts, an informal play field, picnic facilities, a children?s play-ground, a life-sized fire engine, a water feature, a recycling drop-off and walking paths with a fitness circuit. Community groups host events in the park, which is also the site of concerts and the annual Art Affaire.
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Trails
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Butler-Abrams Trail
DaVall and Frank Sinatra Dr
- Difficulty - Easy
- Bikes Allowed
Access to the Butler-Abrams Trail is from Michael S. Wolfson Park. An asphalt trail parallels the Whitewater Wash dipping down into and out of the Wash. The trail becomes divided into two trails: one for pedestrians and one for horse-back riding. The trail connects Frank Sinatra Drive and Country Club Drive (one block north of Highway 111). Fabulous views of the mountains and a golf course are abundant on this quiet route.
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Chuckwalla Trail
Frank Sinatra Dr near Highway 111
This section of trail branches off of the Road Runner Trail and loops toward Cathedral City and back around the Mirada Villas ending across from the entrance to The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage hotel on the east side of Frank Sinatra Drive.
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Clancy Lane Trail
Clancy Lane between Rancho Manana and the Monterey
- Difficulty - Easy to Moderate
- Bikes Allowed
This trail begins on Clancy Lane between Rancho Manana and the Monterey Gate. It continues under Bob Hope Drive down into and crossing the Whitewater Wash to Whitewater Park, following the edge of the wash.
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Jack Rabbit Trail
Frank Sinatra Dr and Highway 111
This trail begins on the east end of the Cancer Survivors Park and goes up into the foothills behind the park towards the Bighorn Overlook. The trail passes the overlook and continues down and parallel to Frank Sinatra Drive. It ends at Frank Sinatra Drive where it merges with the Road Runner Trail and continues up to The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage located near the Mirada.
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Road Runner Trail
Frank Sinatra Drive near Highway 111
- Difficulty - Easy to Moderate
Begins just past the grassy area in front of the Mirada fountain that is located at the bottom of Frank Sinatra Drive near Highway 111. It moves off the street through a group of palm trees and continues parallel to the road. The trail crosses Frank Sinatra below The Ritz-Carlton, rancho Mirage and continues south to the hotel entrance driveway.
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