Cathedral Hills Trails
Recreation Opportunity Guide
History and Visitor Information: The Cathedral Hills Trail System is
Use Season: All Year
located just outside the City of Grants Pass and is a haven for hiking,
mountain biking, and horseback riding enthusiasts. The park includes many
loop trails and natural areas among its 400 acres of Douglas fir and Ponderosa
pine forest. Other common woody plants are Madrone, Oak, Manzanita and
poison oak. Although spring is a popular time to visit because of the weather
and abundant wildflowers, the unique and treasured recreation area of
Cathedral Hills can be enjoyed year round. Please respect other trail users as
well as private property boundaries surrounding the area.
Fees: None
Elevation: 1,200-1,600 ft.
Length: 10 miles of loop
trails (some trails are under
construction)
Difficulty: Easy to difficult
Activities: Hiking,
mountain biking and
horseback riding. The area is
closed to motorized vehicles
and hunting.
Facilities: This a day use
site that does not have
drinking water. Espey trailhead
has parking for ten vehicles
and room for five vehicles
with horse trailers. Sky Crest
Trailhead has parking for ten
vehicles. Walker Trailhead has
parking for two vehicles.
Restrooms are available at the
Espey trailhead.
Medford District Bureau of Land
Management
Grants Pass Interagency Office
2164 NE Spalding Ave.
(541) 471-6500
www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation
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afety Concerns: Ticks, poison
Safety
oak, rattlesnakes, slips and falls in wet
conditions and steep slopes. There is
cell phone coverage. Please keep dogs
under control.
Location: T36S, R5W, Sec 31
Longitude and Latitude:
42 23 36.92973, -123 19 57.18388
Driving Directions: Espey Trailhead: Drive south on Williams Highway, Hwy
238, from Grants Pass and proceed past New Hope Road. Watch for the
Country Club & Espey Road sign where Highway 238 makes an “S” turn. Turn
left on Espey Road which dead ends at the Cathedral Hills parking area
(approximately ½ mile).
Sky Crest Trailhead: Drive south on Williams
Highway, Hwy 238, from Grants Pass and turn left
on Harbeck Road. Turn left on Grandview Avenue
and turn right on Sky Way. Trailhead is at the top
of the hill at the junction of Sky Way and Sky Crest.
Walker Trailhead: Drive east on Rogue River
Highway, Hwy 99, from Grants Pass and turn right
on Cloverlawn Drive. Turn right on Ponderosa
Lane and continue past where Ponderosa Lane
becomes Walker Road. Trailhead is on the right
after a sharp left turn on Walker Road.
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No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to the accuracy,
reliability, or completeness of these data for individual or aggregate use
with other data. Original data were compiled from various sources and may
be updated without notification.
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