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Cathedral Trail–Dunn Road Connector Trail, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,673 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Cathedral Trail–Dunn Road Connector Trail, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Cathedral City, CA. It climbs 1,673 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 1,667 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dunn Road 33.76182, -116.48115
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA
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Cathedral Trail–Dunn Road Connector Trail, 5 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,673 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 738–1,667 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dunn Road · 33.76182, -116.48115

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 76° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Dunn Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT), heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road, heading S.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Cathedral Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dunn Road Connector Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Vandeventer Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto East Fork Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.7 miReach Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.7 miSharp right onto Vandeventer Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road Connector Trail, heading N.
  17. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cathedral Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 250 ftBear right onto Dunn Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT), heading N.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dunn Road, heading N.
  22. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cathedral-trail-dunn-road-connector-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F76°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 6:23 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sun 93°78° 32%
Mon 101°82°
Tue 104°86° 16%
Wed 104°92°
Thu 105°91° 19%
Fri 97°85°

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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