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| - Cathedral rock trail is a gorgeous but difficult 3 mile round trip hike. Its basically a medium grade slope with a short/ flat respite towards the end (but right before you get to the top there's another steep section). There are beautiful views the entire way, and once you get to the top it's even more gorgeous! 360 view of the valley and mountains.
you experience a wide variety of landscapes on this trail - from evergreens, to pine trees, to grassy/rocky meadows. There is one section that is super rocky/slidey and I can see that getting slippery if it's wet out. Other than that trail was pretty well maintained with some built in rock steps.
It was a relatively cool day as compared to Vegas. We hiked in August. We got to the trailhead around 11am, and it was 85F at that point. The sun was hot, but there was wind thankfully, and some shade with benches to cool off in. Definitely bring lots of water & snacks. I brought my 32 oz nalgene, and almost finished it by the time I got to the top. I'd bring about 50 oz of water per person. It's hot, and you don't want to get heat exhausation.
And I'm going to gripe here - when we got to the top there was a lot of trash and food scraps left from previous hikers. Don't be that person! Also, the top doesn't have a ton (or any) shade, so plan your hike early enough so you're not baking in the bright afternoon sun.
Tip for your fur babies: We headed to the restaurant near the Cathedral Rock trailhead afterwards for a late lunch, and they had a dog menu! (Food is meh but that's another yelp review). They're so dog friendly that on weekends they have a deck reserved for people and their fur babies :)
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