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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...
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...
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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...
Day Hike to Lake Blanche, Lake Lillian, & Lake Florence
Canyon Enterprises, Utah, United States
Hiking | 7.1 miles (13.7 miles away)
Hiking | 7.1 miles (13.7 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...
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...
Neff's Canyon - Mini Waterfall
White Hill Estates, Utah, United States
Hiking | 4.1 miles (13.7 miles away)
Hiking | 4.1 miles (13.7 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...
(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...
Lone Peak, UT (Jacob's Ladder / Bear Canyon)
Sandy, Utah, United States
Hiking | 14.2 miles (6.7 miles away)
Hiking | 14.2 miles (6.7 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"...
Our family held a family reunion in Park City in 2007. I thought that while I was in Utah I would attempt a peak. Lone Peak turned out to be a fairly tough hike. I started around 5AM, solo, and made it to a false summit at around noon. Unfortunately, I only had my GPS track (no map, mistake), and I climbed myself into a dead end. ...
Lake Blanche - Sundial Peak
Canyon Enterprises, Utah, United States
Hiking | 8.1 miles (13.7 miles away)
Hiking | 8.1 miles (13.7 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,...
Short hike to nature's perfect waterslide!
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.
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...
Red Pine Lake - Including Lower and Upper Lakes
Turramurra Lodge Condominiums, Utah, United States
Hiking | 8.7 miles (14.1 miles away)
Hiking | 8.7 miles (14.1 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...
I decided to get one more good hike in before winter, and I chose Dry Creek Canyon because I have never been there before, and I have always wanted to explore this corner of the Wasatch. I arrived at the trail head around 8:30 and was plesantly surprised to find only one vehicle.
The trail is an old service road that was once used to maintain a pipeline that brought water to a...
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.
We finally got around to checking out Timpanogos Cave. A pretty tough walk up to the cave then a fun trip through 3 caves. Would have loved to do the tour of the cave again - perhaps next year combined with the picnic lunch 1/4 mile away and then a stop at the water park.
Nice little hike off Wasatch Blvd. You start from a parking lot and head up some stairs. Then you find your self in a neighborhood. Seems like people get lost here. Head south east to a gate to enter the trail. Then you pass between two houses. Then I nice little hike up to a waterfall and a few small caves. Fun for the family.
