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Cathedral Gorge Trails
NAME OF TRAIL |
DIFFICULTY |
LENGTH |
ELEVATION GAIN |
SPECIAL FEATURES |
RESTRICTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Loop | Easy | 1/2 miles (round trip) | negligible | Interpretive signs identifying plants & animals | Bridge may impede wheelchair use |
| Miller Point | Easy until end | 1 mile (one way) | 100 feet at end | Staircases give access to Overlook parking area | Clay formation may be slippery when wet - avoid using trail. Not wheelchair accessible |
| Juniper Draw | Easy | 4 miles (round trip) | negligible (40 ft. in 2 miles) | "Finger" ridges, juniper trees numerous | Trail located in dry wash: avoid during flash flood weather (check at Visitor Center or with Ranger). Mountain bikes stay on trail; hikers stay on trail in posted areas (crypto-biotic soils) |
| Eagle View Overlook | Easy | 1/2 mile (one way) | negligible (20 ft. in one short stretch) | Overlook of entire Gorge; nature loop at beginning has interpretive signs. | Sandy soils on finger ridge not wheelchair accessible |
| Bullionville Cemetery | Easy to moderate | 1/8 mile | 40 feet | Access to historic mining camp's cemetery | Too narrow and too steep for wheelchair access. |
| West Rim | Easy to moderate | 7 miles (round trip) | 100 feet to get on rim | Views of Gorge; leads to another gorge, "Little Red Wash" one mile west | Under construction during 2000-2001 |
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