1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading S.
3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Cat's Peaks loop, heading W.
4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cat Peaks Pass Trail, heading S.
5. 0.2 miPass South Cat Peak.
6. 50 ftTurn left onto Meridian Trail, heading S.
7. 150 ftTurn right onto Spillway Trail, heading S.
8. 0.5 miBear right onto Channel Trail, heading S.
9. 0.2 miBear left onto Nighthawk Wash Trail, heading W.
10. 150 ftReach South Cat Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
11. 150 ftBear right onto Channel Trail, heading W.
12. 0.2 miBear left onto Spillway Trail, heading E.
13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Meridian Trail, heading N.
14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cat Peaks Pass Trail, heading N.
16. 50 ftTurn right onto Cat's Peaks loop, heading N.
17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pass Mountain Trail, heading NW.
18. 1.1 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/south-cat-peak-cats-peaks-loop-out-back-5-sights