Capitol Reef National Park · Utah

Upper Cathedral Valley Overlook

0.1 mi of trail, end to end · 40 ft of descent · 6,851 ft–6,889 ft · native surface · hiking

ViewsPicnic areas

6,889 ft 6,851 ft · 0.1 mi high 6,889 ft

Along the way Upper Cathedral Valley Picnic Area Upper Cathedral Valley

Trailhead Upper Cathedral Valley Trailhead 6,891 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.