Mount Catherine — Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020

Perfect short hike to start the day! Rough road to get to the trailhead, but any high clearing vehicle can make it. Several sedans were parking at the last hairpin turn before the big rocks on the road - about a mile (rough estimate) before the trailhead. Parking along the road (no lot or facilities). Arrived at 8:20am on a Sunday with a parking spot right in front and 5 cars already parked. Trailhead to the right of the road as driving up, with a “Mt. Catherine” sign a few hundred feet into the trail. 45 minutes from start to the top at a clip pace with a steeper grade and a good amount of switchbacks. To get to the views, there is an established cable wire for about 20-30 ft up a steep face. This face can also be used without the cable wire but there for those who need it. There is another slightly less steep trail you can take without a cable wire just before the cable wire option. Beautiful 360 degrees of views at the top! There is also a small box hidden under one of the trees directly across from cable wire pathway with a log book :)