AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wasatch Mountain State Park

Abandon Ship Trail–SH Cascade Trail, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Abandon Ship Trail–SH Cascade Trail, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Charleston, UT. It climbs 934 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,525 – 6,326 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48032, -111.49555
Nearest town Charleston, UT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Abandon Ship Trail–SH Cascade Trail, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,524–6,326 ft

Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 40.48032, -111.49555

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soldier Hollow Trail (South), heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soldier Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soldier Hollow Trail (South), heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Loop, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Soldier Hollow Trail (South), heading SW.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Soldier Hollow (South), heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Upper Soldier Hollow Loop, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Ridge, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Soldier Hollow Loop, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto SH Cascade Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Abandon Ship Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto SH Cascade Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto SH Cascade, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Decker Creek Road, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftReach Soldier Hollow Trail (South), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto SH Cascade, heading W.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto SH Cascade Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Abandon Ship Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto SH Cascade Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Soldier Hollow Loop, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left onto Red Ridge, heading NE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Soldier Hollow Loop, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soldier Hollow (South), heading S.
  37. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  40. 100 ftContinue straight onto Soldier Hollow Trail (South), heading SW.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto South Loop, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soldier Hollow Trail (South), heading SW.
  44. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Soldier Hollow Trail, heading E.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soldier Hollow Trail (South), heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  48. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/abandon-ship-trail-sh-cascade-trail-out-back-4-sights-6-km

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F58°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 81°60°
Mon 75°53° 51%
Tue 80°51°
Wed 84°52°
Thu 84°52°
Fri 82°55° 15%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Charleston, Utah