Palm Springs - Biking

Most of the biking on offer right around Palm Springs cuts through high desert. Joshua Tree National Park is a few ridges away and the immediate landscape is dry and wild, more scrubland than tree land. But Palm Springs is proof that desert doesn't always mean flat dunelands. Expect exhausting pedals up steep ridges and sudden, difficult descents. For the effort of a short drive, find access to the cooler, tree-lined trails which meander through nearby national forest.