Mountain Bike

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2,592 ft

Distance

35 ft

Climb

-224 ft

Descent

00:04:32

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Lower Cathedral Trail

Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shore
Maintainer

Lower Cathedral Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Mission Creek
Duluth, Minnesota
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Global Ranking

#12494 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
55 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Land Manager

City of Duluth

This is a two-way trail.

Heading north from Chambers Grove Park is a significant sustained climb. Riding south (from other trails) offers a fun, flowing descent.

The steep creek valley this trail is built into is very scenic - it has more of a deep-woods feel with mature trees and sparse under-story.

Nearly every turn is nicely bermed for maximum flow. One particular portion can get pretty sandy and may have erosion control mats in place.

Use caution when crossing Hwy 210.

More Stats for Lower Cathedral bike trail

Altitude change

-189 ft
Altitude min

642 ft
Altitude max

831 ft
Altitude start

831 ft
Altitude end

642 ft
Grade

-7.292%
Grade max

-33.053%
Grade min

9.729%
Distance climb

550 ft
Distance down

1,857 ft
Distance flat

184 ft
Avg time

00:04:32
Avg reverse time

00:06:28
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Status:

on Oct 10, 2019

Wet

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
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Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
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Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

6 Months

111 rides
12 miles avg distance

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Alt DT (more difficult)		47 miles
Mission Creek Loop		14 miles
Gitchee Gumee Traverse race		45 miles

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Nearby Trails

Loki 1,168 ft
Flyover Country 2,064 ft
Mission Creek Pkwy 1 miles
Access Road 1 miles
St. Louis River Trail (duluth Traverse) 1 miles

Mission Creek

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status	date	description
	Oct 10, 2019 @ 11:20am Oct 10, 2019	reporter Rain starting, more on the way
	Aug 28, 2019 @ 4:46pm Aug 28, 2019	Small tree down across trail, can ride over or around by road crossing
	Jul 31, 2019 @ 5:47am Jul 31, 2019	reporter
	Jul 29, 2019 @ 5:45am Jul 29, 2019	reporter
	Jul 24, 2019 @ 5:38am Jul 24, 2019	reporter

Lower Cathedral