Juniper Draw Loop Trail
- 2.7 mi
- round trip
- 328 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Juniper Draw Loop Trail is a mountain biking route in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail is an out-and-back loop of about 5.3 miles, with a low point at 4,829 feet and a high of 4,917 feet. The one-way climb is about 85 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at around 1.7 miles with a 6% grade. It's an easy ride for riders looking for a short trip in the park. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 71°F, while July averages about 93°F. Several other trails sit close by. The Nature Trail and Nature Loop Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and Hawk's Ridge Trail is about 0.4 mile off. Eagle Point Trail is about 0.7 mile away.
Nature TrailHikingPhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Nature Loop TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
Hawk's Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: Jon Gudorf Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
Eagle Point TrailHikingPhoto: snowpeak, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi- Panaca to Cathedrtal GorgeHiking2.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Juniper Draw Loop Trail
Best months: April–May and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
47° / 20°
5 wet
Feb
51° / 21°
6 wet
Mar
60° / 27°
6 wet
Apr
67° / 33°
5 wet
May
76° / 40°
4 wet
Jun
87° / 48°
3 wet
Jul
93° / 56°
5 wet
Aug
91° / 54°
5 wet
Sep
84° / 45°
4 wet
Oct
71° / 34°
4 wet
Nov
58° / 23°
3 wet
Dec
46° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cathedral Gorge Sp, NV, 1.3 mi away at 4,830 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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