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    • Salt Lake City, Utah

      Backcountry Ski Days Fork

      3.2 mi
      Days Fork is on the south side of Big Cottonwood Canyon behind the Spruces parking lot. The trail head begins on the south west corner of the parking lot. The approach to Days Fork is long, but gradual. Continue south along the skin track until you reach the end of the Days Fork Basin. Here you c...
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    • Salt Lake City, Utah

      Backcountry Ski Short Swing, Mill D North

      4 mi / 1900 ft gain
      Drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon until you reach the Spruces Campground on the right. You will park here and prep your gear for the day. Walk back out to the canyon road and cross the street to the trail head. As you hike up the trial, you'll pass some cabins, once you've passed all the cabins, you...
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    • Brighton, Utah

      Hike or Trail Run Butler Fork

      5.0
      7.2 mi / 1964 ft gain
      To get to the trailhead, drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon 8 miles. The parking lot is on the left side of the road. The first half mile is the steepest of the whole trail so don't get too intimidated by it, it mellows out a lot after. You will come to fork in the trail about a mile in, you can eith...
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    • Brighton, Utah

      Backcountry Ski Butler Fork

      2 mi
      The trail head for Butler Fork is 8 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon on the left side of the road. Throw your gear on and head up the trail. Continue along the skin track and after about 20 minutes you'll come upon a fork in the trail. The right trail will take you up the East Fork towards Butler B...
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    • Holladay, Utah

      Mt. Olympus Trail

      4.7
      6.46 mi / 4124 ft gain
      The trail begins right on Wasatch Blvd. and after the first 0.5 miles you're into the Superior Wilderness. This is a very strenuous hike and you will be gaining elevation the whole way from the parking lot (4830 ft) to the summit (9026 ft). About .2 mile from the summit you will reach a saddle....
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    • Salt Lake City, Utah

      Hike to Big Cottonwood Canyon's Desolation Lake

      4.6
      7.4 mi / 1900 ft gain
      Drive 9 miles into Big Cottonwood Canyon and park at the Mill D North Trailhead (on the left). On the right side of the road, there is a restroom. The trial head begins on the left, there is a visible sign you cannot miss before beginning.The trail is about 7.4 miles round trip, about half way t...
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    • Salt Lake City, Utah

      Winter Backpack to Dog Lake and Backcountry Ski Reynolds Peak

      4.5
      5 mi / 1500 ft gain
      The hike is considered moderate, but the 1500ft. elevation gain (2100ft. to Reynolds Peak) will definitely get your heart rate up. Snowshoes/skins are recommended but the trail is often packed enough to do without them.After crossing the street from the Spruces parking lot, follow the trail past...
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    • Salt Lake City, Utah

      Hike from Mill D to Desolation Peak

      10 mi / 2500 ft gain
      Largely runnable trail up through pines and aspens with a few steep climbs. Incredible wildflowers. You can stop at Desolation Lake then continue up towards the ridge and up to Desolation Peak. You have to listen and watch for descending bikers coming fast around corners.  
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    • Park City, Utah

      Hike Empire Pass Ridge

      3.25 mi / 800 ft gain
      Starting at an elevation of 8,960 feet at Empire Pass, the trail follows the ridge to the west. It starts off on a gravel road, but quickly turns into a single-track trail once you pass the buried water tank. For the most part, you will stay on the ridge and have great views of Clayton Peak, Deer...
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    • Heber City, Utah

      Fly Fish the Middle Provo River

      The Middle Provo River runs from Jordanelle Reservoir to Deer Creek Reservoir through the Heber Valley. To get there from Salt Lake City, head southeast on I-80. Take exit 146 and merge onto US-189/US-40 toward Heber. Travel 17.1 miles; turning right onto W 100 South/River Road. 0.3 miles down Ri...
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    • Herriman, Utah

      Drive Butterfield Canyon

      4.5
      Butterfield Canyon is a little-known canyon on the west side of Utah Valley. Beautiful any time of the year, it is especially beautiful in the fall—all the leaves changing colors! When you reach the marked location, turn onto Butterfield Canyon Road. Drive until you reach the end of the road (it...
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    • Salt Lake City, Utah

      Climb West Slabs of Mount Olympus

      5.0
      Park at the top of Thousand Oaks Drive, and make your way to the dirt path heading east. It will be a well maintained, well-covered single dirt track which takes you to the base of a really impressive couloir. Follow the trail until you reach the couloir / rocky gully. You will then see the West ...
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    • Salt Lake City, Utah

      Hike Neff's Canyon

      4.3
      From the parking lot, you will follow a 4-wheel drive track that runs straight up to the beginning of the different trailheads. You can also take an actual trail up to that same spot, situated below the 4-wheel gravel track on the righthand side.There are a few different trails that merge togethe...
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    • Herriman, Utah

      Hike to Kennecott Copper Mine

      5.0
      4 mi
      From Salt Lake City go on UT-201W, then take Bacchus Highway all the way until the intersection with Butterfield Canyon Road. This is where you can park your car and follow the dirt road for roughly 2 miles until you come to a fork. One road from the fork leads to Middle Canyon and the other to t...
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    • Park City, Utah

      Deer Valley Resort

      5.0
      7.51 mi / 1161 ft gain
      Deer Valley Resort is a loop trail where you may see local wildlife located near Park City, Utah.
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    • Park City, Utah

      Bike or Hike Park City's Mid Mountain Trail

      5.0
      22.8 mi / 4457 ft gain
      The Mid-Mountain Trail is unique to Park City. It's an epic trail that connects Deer Valley, to Park City Mountain Resort, and Canyons Village. Traversing at approximately 8,300 feet elevation, the trail is comprised of 13 sections and is a 22.8 mile point-to-point ride from Deer Valley to Canyon...
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