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Utah
Lower Cathedral Valley Overlooks Route
1.2 mi
Distance
262 ft
Gain
33 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Capitol Reef National Park
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 262 ft
- Elevation loss
- 262 ft
- Highest point
- 5,986 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,825 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Lower Cathedral Valley Overlooks Route is a short out-and-back trail in Utah managed by the National Park Service. The trail is 1.22 miles and gains 279 feet of elevation.
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