Nature Loop Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 6 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Nature Loop Trail is a short, flat mountain biking route in Cathedral Gorge State Park in Nevada, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail is an out-and-back that starts and ends at nearly the same elevation, with a total climb of just 6 feet and a total loss of 6 feet over its 0.48-mile length. It is rated easy, and the whole trip is about half a mile. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 71°F, while July averages about 93°F and January highs sit near 47°F. The trail sits close to several other routes. Juniper Draw Loop Trail, another mountain biking route, is about 0.2 miles away, and Nature Trail is a hike at a similar distance. Hawk's Ridge Trail and Eagle Point Trail are both within a mile.
Nature TrailHikingPhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- Juniper Draw Loop TrailMountain biking0.2 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)0.6 mi- Panaca to Cathedrtal GorgeHiking2.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Nature 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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