Art Smith Trail–Cathedral Trail, 5 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,445 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Art Smith Trail–Cathedral Trail, 5 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Cathedral City, CA. It climbs 2,445 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi486 – 2,658 ft · steepest grade: 27%12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 33.76813, -116.46664
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA
Directions
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Art Smith Trail–Cathedral Trail, 5 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,445 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 485–2,657 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 33.76813, -116.46664
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cathedral Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Hahn Buena Vista Trail, heading SW.
- 3.3 miBear left onto Art Smith Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 99°F70°
Feels like90°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat
99°71°
Sun
91°78°
43%
Mon
101°82°
Tue
104°86°
22%
Wed
99°89°
22%
Thu
93°86°
24%
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