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Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail–GT Grind, 3 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Cathedral City, CA. It climbs 2,686 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 1,818 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.76629, -116.46852
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA

Directions

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Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail–GT Grind, 3 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 2,686 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 529–1,818 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.76629, -116.46852

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Cathedral Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Dunn Road, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 2.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Goat Trails Outlet, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto GT Grind, heading E.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Goat Trails Outlet, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto GT Grind, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Goat Trails Outlet, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn left onto GT Grind, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 100 ftTurn left onto Goat Trails Outlet, heading NE.
  24. 300 ftTurn right onto GT Grind, heading E.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftReach Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Goat Trails Outlet, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto GT Grind, heading NE.
  38. 100 ftTurn right onto Goat Trails Outlet, heading E.
  39. 200 ftContinue straight onto GT Grind, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Goat Trails Outlet, heading E.
  41. 100 ftTurn left onto GT Grind, heading E.
  42. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading E.
  45. 2.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  46. 150 ftTurn left onto Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail, heading SE.
  47. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  48. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dunn Road, heading SE.
  49. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  50. 250 ftSharp left onto Cathedral Trail, heading SE.
  51. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  52. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  53. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% dirt2% sand58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:06 PM

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