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Hike to Buckley's Abandoned Mine

Provo, Utah

4.6/5
based on 15 reviews

Details

Distance

3 miles

Elevation Gain

200 ft

Route Type

Out-and-Back

Description

Added by Josh Anderson

Crazy cool abandoned mine to explore!

Once you reach the mine it's gated but you can slide in. Follow the main tunnel a hundred or so feet back and climb the 75 foot ladder up to the second level. You can then make your way back out to the cliff face where there is another gate to the outside. That gate is a little trickier to squeeze through but it's a great spot for a campfire on the other side. Bring some wood and mallows to toast.

It's about an hour hike to reach the mine entrance starting from the rock canyon parking lot. You can climb around in the mine for an hour or more as there are tons of tunnels branching off from the main ones. You follow the main trail from the rock canyon parking lot for about a mile and cross the first bridge. Then there is a rock slide on the north side that you climb to the top of and then turn west (left) to hike along the cliff face around a few points. It's hard to spot the turn off from the main trail as well as the mine itself as it is 20 feet or so above the end of the trail.

I found this YouTube video that lead us there:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w4-NrkWEeM

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Hike to Buckley's Abandoned Mine Reviews

It was a super fun little hike that goes up a lot of shale. Beautiful views and rock as you get closer to the mine. The ladder in the mine is not nearly as sketchy as we had imagined. We also just looked for some string someone left behind to lead us through the mine. It's a good time for sure, especially if you want to try something a little different.

It took a group of able 23 year old guys an hour to get up there. I'm glad I went with someone who went up before because if i didn't, i would've gotten lost. The mine itself was very cool. We worked our way down the main tunnel for about 100 yards where the ladder was. The mine went further but we didn't go further than the ladder. There were several fingers that stretched to the left and the right. The ladder was definitely of the original wood, about 70 feet tall. We exited the mine out the top after climbing the ladder, and made our way down the way we came.

Nice afternoon hike near the top, the ridges and look outs mimic those in Yosemite valley. We hiked at sunset and was beautiful. Once your in the mine make sure to have head lamps and remember where you came from, the mine is huge and one could easily get lost. Inside the mine there is a ladder that's about 40-60 ft that takes you to the upper part of the mine which is also an incredible labyrinth. Would highly recommend this hike

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