View of Palm Springs from Museum Trail

A sliver view of Palm Springs from the Museum Trail

If you want to exhaust yourself on a hike, go to the Palm Springs Art Museum, walk into western parking lot and head straight toward the mountain. You'll run into the Museum Trail trail head, which is the beginning of a hike that's just about as vertically up as you can get. Of course there are switchbacks to help you navigate your way up.

Don't hike this trail on a summer afternoon, as it's bound to kill you within a few hours. I kid you not. Again, do not hike this trail on a summer afternoon, no matter what the weather is. It's always well above 100 degrees at that time of year and if you walk upward for just a few minutes, you'll find yourself passing out.