GT Grind
2.6 mi · ▲ 962 ft · 1 hr 21 min
GT Grind is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Cathedral City, CA. It climbs 962 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi397 – 1,152 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Palm Canyon Epic Lower Trailhead 33.78982, -116.49194
Nearest town Cathedral City, CA
Directions
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GT Grind
2.6 mi · ▲ 962 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 396–1,153 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Palm Canyon Epic Lower Trailhead · 33.78982, -116.49194
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 99°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:23 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Palm Cyn at Gene Autry stop 330 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Goat Trails Outlet, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto GT Grind, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto GT Grind, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Goat Trails Outlet, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
4% sand96% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 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°72°
Sun
91°76°
44%
Mon
101°83°
Tue
104°86°
22%
Wed
99°89°
21%
Thu
94°86°
24%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Palm Cyn at Gene Autry stop 330 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Palm Canyon Epic Lower Trailhead Trailhead
- Araby Trail–Goat Trails Outlet, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 995 ft
- Cahuilla Peak–Berns Trail (aka Creeping Bob Hope) Loop, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,375 ft
- Berns Trail (aka Creeping Bob Hope) & Goat Trails Outlet via Wild Horse Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,361 ft
- Araby Trail–Goat Trails Outlet, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 2,140 ft
- Garstin Trail & Goat Trails Outlet via Wild Horse Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 2,078 ft
- Clara Burgess Trail–Dunn Road to Wildhorse Trail (ALT), 4 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft
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