Guides
Climb 4,000 feet on this great trail to fantatic views over the Wasatch Valley and Salt Lake City.
This is a steep, Class 3, climb up 4,000 to the top of a peak with great views over Salt Lake City and the surrounding Wasatch Mountains. You will be surprised at how abruptly you leave the bustling city below and find yourself high in an alpine environment. This is a good peak for budding mountaineers to start with. This Trip is about 7 miles round...
Climb to the top of this 11,000 foot Wasatch Peak which rises above Salt Lake City with a massive glacial cirque.
This is a fairly strenuous climb to the top of one of the tallest peaks of the Wasatch Range. Reaching the cliff-lined summit will require some scrambling up steep slopes and over boulders. Follow the track in this guide closely to find your way up a variation to the top that takes you up a steep coulouir. Bring a camera as you will have specatacular...
Muller Park to Elephant Rock to Rudy's Flats to North Canyon trail. North Canyon Rd to Bountiful Blvd to Muller Park
Muller Park to Elephant Rock to Rudy's Flats to North Canyon trail. You can ride back to Muller via North Canyon Road to Bountiful Blvd bacl to Muller Park. You can park a car at the North canyon trailhead (POI 24). or at the End of Canyon Creek Rd. Start of Dirt road to Canyon Creek trail (POI 25). Located in Bountiful Utah’s Mill Creek Canyon...
A wonderful family hike to beautiful alpine lake in the Little Cottonwood Canyons Albion Basin
This is a very short 1 mile hike to a beautiful alpine lake in the Albion Basin region near Alta and Snowbird Ski Resorts. This area is very popular on summer weekends so parking may be difficult. Take the time to relax at the lake and take lots of photos of your family with the mountains as a backdrop.
Trips
Neff's Canyon - Mini Waterfall
White Hill Estates, Utah, United States
Hiking | 4.1 miles (5.9 miles away)
Hiking | 4.1 miles (5.9 miles away)
Climb per mile: 766ftAscent Rating: 1.4Distance Rating: 1.1Overall Rating: 3.2The GPS data has correct elevation data for all points except the starting elevation, so it is over-reporting the climb.I recorded the trip in 3 separate tracks and merged them together, but EveryTrail is reporting the length .6 miles over for some reason.This isn't the furthest I've gone on this trail, but it is the first time this year that I'd not encountered...
Day Hike to Lake Blanche, Lake Lillian, & Lake Florence
Canyon Enterprises, Utah, United States
Hiking | 7.1 miles (8.9 miles away)
Hiking | 7.1 miles (8.9 miles away)
I wanted to go on a couple of backpack trips again this summer so I need to start getting in better shape. I thought I picked a fairly easy hike, but this hike was much harder then I anticipated. It was uphill the entire way.I went with Jeff Wood (friend) and Ben Pehrson (brother). From the beginning my back was out of place (which rarely happens to me) luckily Ben carried my small pack...
(Stats for trailhead to saddle. The summit is not included in this rating)Climb per mile: 1,163ftAscent Rating: 3.6Distance Rating: 1.9Overall Rating: 6.6My first Mount Olympus trip this year. The trail/gps track for this trip is extremely accurate, although I did lose the elevation data. After reaching the saddle, I was worried I wouldn't have enough time to climb up the peak but I did so anyway.. sustaining an ankle and knee injury that...
Doughnut falls is an easy hike for both old and young. I took my entire extended family including young kids, 2 pregnant ladies (one was my wife). My 2 year old son walked the hike by himself. Needless to say this is a fairly short hike. You can easily be up and back within 1.5 hours. The hike gains very little elevation. Right before you reach the falls there is a couple of rocks...
Lone Peak is the "notched" peak at the top of the huge mountain on the south side of the road as your traveling up Little Cottonwood canyon. The peak is visible from most of the Salt Lake and Utah County areas. All approaches to the peak are long with substantial elevation gain. My son (Tyler) and I decided a couple weeks previous that we were going to do the hike. A friend...
A great early-in-the-year hike. Much of the hike is exposed, so the snow tends to melt earlier than on other trails, although in May, there will often be snow still in the canyon. Hiked this with my 5 year old son.
Overview:This short, family-friendly hike leads to a waterfall up Rocky Mouth
Canyon. The trail is well-maintained and, despite being steep in places,
is very easy.Story:We (Jeremy, Tara, Savannah, Shaun, Melissa, Jacob, Kylie, and Kate)
hiked the Rocky Mouth trail to the waterfall on 7/2/2011. The trailhead
is located at 11300 S. Wasatch Blvd.
The trail...
Climb per mile: 885ftAscent Rating: 2.3Distance Rating: 1.6Overall Rating: 4.7Since I didn't have much time for a hike, I figured the Desolation to the Overlook would fit just right. It was my first time on this trail actually.. or at least this section of it.It was a pretty consistent climb all the way, and the seemingly endless switchbacks were balanced out by all the shade and a well-established trail.It was a good...
Lake Blanche - Sundial Peak
Canyon Enterprises, Utah, United States
Hiking | 8.1 miles (9.0 miles away)
Hiking | 8.1 miles (9.0 miles away)
Climb per mile: 900ftAscent Rating: 3.6Distance Rating: 2.4Overall Rating: 7.0Lake Blanche is another one I hadn't done before, so when a friend of mine suggested we hike up and camp overnight, I took him up on it right away. It was a hard hike, especially with 60 lbs of gear on my back. But it wasn't unbearable by any means. It gets steeper toward the very top when you get to the switchbacks,...
Dog Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon
Mounthaven, Utah, United States
Hiking | 2.5 miles (12.6 miles away)
Hiking | 2.5 miles (12.6 miles away)
The Dog Lake trailhead is located at the Mill D North Fork trailhead about 9 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon. It is an easy trail to follow and although there was still some small snow banks along the the trail towards the top the trail was completely dry and easy to navigate. I forgot my Etrex Vista HCx so these tracks are from my sister's (Julia) Garmin Forerunner 305. I would have had the track going back down the...
Dog Lake - Big and Little Water Trails
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Hiking | 5.6 miles (12.7 miles away)
Hiking | 5.6 miles (12.7 miles away)
We were a little hesitant when pulling into the parking lot at the top of Millcreek canyon, for the dark storm clouds were gathering overhead quite rapidly.Indeed, about 45 minutes into the hike, the raindrops began. We had our ponchos though, and we pressed on.Soon enough though, the storm got very serious with high winds, loud thunder and lightning all around us, and drenching rain. We almost turned back but we were...
Red Pine Lake - Including Lower and Upper Lakes
Turramurra Lodge Condominiums, Utah, United States
Hiking | 8.7 miles (12.6 miles away)
Hiking | 8.7 miles (12.6 miles away)
Trip stats, data, and additional information can be found below this summaryThe trip to Red Pine Lake can easily be enjoyed as a day hike, and is definitely one of the top places to visit each summer. I've done it before, but it had been about 9 years and I didn't have the time or energy during that trip to hike up to the upper lakes.. which is a very rewarding experience.So...
From Wasatch Blvd. drive 9 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon, turn right to the Jordan Pines area. The road turns to gravel, continue until the Donut Falls parking area. You can take the road that continues past the parking area or the trail. They meet in 1/2 mile. Short, easy 3/4 mile hike that goes to a beautiful waterfall that falls through a cave like grotto. The last 150 ft. getting to...
Lone Peak, UT (Jacob's Ladder / Bear Canyon)
Sandy, Utah, United States
Hiking | 14.2 miles (12.5 miles away)
Hiking | 14.2 miles (12.5 miles away)
I hiked Lone Peak with my 9 year old son and a good friend. We ascended following the Jacob's Ladder trail. While we had read that there was limited/no water July on, we found ample water at the junction (which cuts across to Outlaw Cabin) as well as further up the trail. At about 10k feet, we were heading off the trail to allow my 9 year old to use the "facilities"...
This was a hike we took some boy scouts on. On one hand the snow near the top made it more challenging. On the other hand, sliding down the snow faces made for a fun and quick trip down.
