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Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City Guide Book

by Brian Brinkerhoff (Falcon Publishing)
Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City

96pp/maps
ISBN: 1560448547

Big Cottonwood Canyon, Little Cottonwood Canyon, and American Fork Canyon in the Salt Lake City area offer a number of excellent hiking destinations, including shimmering waterfalls, secluded lakes, and colorful wildflower meadows. This guide will direct you to some of the best short hiking trails in the scenic canyons of Salt Lake’s spectacular Wasatch Mountains. Included are concise descriptions and detailed maps of more than 20 short, easy-to-follow hikes all within easy driving distance of the city. With hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, Best Easy Day Hikes Salt Lake City is for everyone, including families.

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Trails from the "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City" Guide Book
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... Preview: The Albion Meadows Trail, near Alta Ski Area, is one of the most spectacular hikes your family can take during the hiking season. Vibrant colors fill the gentle meadows in summer, making for one of th ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Alta, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 2 miles (About Top Trails)
... Preview: Stroller and accessible to persons with disabilities, the interpretive signs along Snowbird’s Barrier Free nature trail will remind you of how nature interacts with man. As you walk the path, you will ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Alta, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.8 miles
... Preview: Battle Creek Canyon offers a unique experience for all visitors, providing a wide diversity of terrains, vistas, and elevation changes. Hikers of all skill levels can enjoy the beauty found in this ec ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Provo, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 1.8 miles
... Preview: A winding maze of boardwalks and paths wander the shaded area known as Cascade Springs, with interpretive signs that offer a greater understanding of the water cycle. Trout cautiously rest in the cold ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Provo, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.6 miles
... Preview: This short, refreshing hike skirts the Mill D South Fork Creek to Donut Falls, making it a popular destination for kids of all ages. This rugged little canyon, shaded with pine and quaking aspen, is a ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Salt Lake City, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 1.6 miles
... Preview: The Five Senses Nature Trail is a short, easy trail that is accessible to people with disabilities and provides a wonderful recreational learning activity for the entire family. Although the trail can ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Provo, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.4 miles
... Preview: If you enjoy abundant wildflowers and serene views, the hike to Forest Lake is an excellent choice. During midsummer, bluebells are in full bloom and the picturesque lake, standing quietly as a holdin ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Provo, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 3.8 miles
... Preview: One of the nicest aspects of Hidden Falls is the short distance required to reach the cooling mist of this secluded retreat. The falling water and hidden location gives one the sense of being far from ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Salt Lake City, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.3 miles
... Preview: Hikers of all ages seem to enjoy the trail from Albion Basin to Lake Catherine. Meadows of wildflowers, a shimmering alpine lake, and abundant wildlife are all aspects to be absorbed. During my last v ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Alta, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.6 miles
... Preview: The trail to Lake Mary is especially popular when wildflowers are in full bloom. Flowers of all colors of the rainbow emanate from the earth, sunshine brightening their glistening petals. Along the wa ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Brighton, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 2 miles
... Preview: Lake Solitude is an excellent destination if you seek soothing quiet in a beautiful outdoor setting. This shallow secluded lake rests quietly among pines and willows in a stunning location. Mine taili ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Brighton, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 3.4 miles
... Preview: Tucked away from the highway, secluded Lisa Falls sprays a cool mist of water on hikers who venture to the north side of the rugged canyon. The falls slide over smooth granite walls; these walls also ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Salt Lake City, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.2 miles
... Preview: The remains of an old mill lie near the cool waters of Little Cottonwood Creek, a quiet reminder of years past, when the creek’s power was harnessed to do the work of many. Today, the ghostly foundati ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Salt Lake City, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.2 miles
... Preview: Several large rock outcroppings, which lie approximately one mile from the trailhead, offer hikers spectacular views of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Looking down from these rocky ledges gives you the sense ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Salt Lake City, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.6 miles
... Preview: Recently paved to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities, this short trail follows Big Cottonwood Creek to a small waterfall. Rushing water drowns noise from the highway and maintains coo ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Salt Lake City, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.7 miles
... Preview: Scout Falls completes the first leg of the Timpooneke Trail to the summit of Mount Timpanogos, and is a magnificent sight during the early summer months, when snow melting from above feeds the cascade ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Provo, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 3 miles
... Preview: Children will enjoy hiking to Secret Lake. The distance is short, yet challenging enough to give them a sense of accomplishment once they reach this sparkling hidden treasure. Tucked away from view un ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Alta, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.4 miles
... Preview: Access to Silver Lake recently has become much easier, thanks to hard working volunteers and employees of the USDA Forest Service. This trail, now an enjoyable journey though stands of quaking aspen a ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Provo, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 3.8 miles
... Preview: Silver Lake, with its convenient access and remarkable beauty, is one of the most popular family destinations in Big Cottonwood Canyon. An amazing boardwalk trail loops through the wetlands around thi ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Brighton, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 1 miles
... Preview: Hiking the Sugarloaf Road, a service road that gently climbs through open wet meadows, rocky hillsides, and past several abandoned mines, leads to one of the easiest views overlooking American Fork Ca ... From the guidebook "Best Easy Day Hikes: Salt Lake City"
Alta, UT - Hiking - Trail Length: 5.2 miles

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