3.6 miles
Distance
425 ft
Climb
-557 ft
Descent
00:31:37
Avg time
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Upper Cathedral Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mission Creek
    Duluth, Minnesota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #11352 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #41738 in E-Biking
    • #75388 in Trail Running
    • #50227 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    City of Duluth

The trail is two-way. Riding from north-to-south has slightly better descending.

This trail is easy, smooth, and scenic. It's great for beginners but can be fun for faster advanced riders as well.

The upper 2/3 of this trail is relatively flat, with small rolling terrain. As you make your way to the lower reaches, the trail offers some very fast rollers as the descent steepens.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Upper Cathedral mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -131 ft
  • Altitude min
    784 ft
  • Altitude max
    931 ft
  • Altitude start
    917 ft
  • Altitude end
    786 ft
  • Grade
    -0.688%
  • Grade max
    -21.28%
  • Grade min
    17.605%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,039 ft
  • Avg time
    00:31:37
  • Avg reverse time
    00:36:34
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Status:
on Jan 7, 2023
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.5 (8 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Upper Cathedral Trail Reports

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      Jan 7, 2023 @ 8:14pm
      Jan 7, 2023
      		 No grooming
      Oct 9, 2022 @ 5:30pm
      Oct 9, 2022
      Aug 5, 2022 @ 12:14pm
      Aug 5, 2022
      Jul 16, 2022 @ 10:31am
      Jul 16, 2022
      		 Some mud spots
      Jun 8, 2022 @ 4:33pm
      Jun 8, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 52 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 859 rides
      • Last: Feb 27, 2023

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      Apr 10, 2017 @ 5:36pm
      Apr 10, 2017
      676 |
      Feb 20, 2015 @ 10:10am
      Feb 20, 2015

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