Buffalo Peak–Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint, 9 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 2,742 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Buffalo Peak–Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint, 9 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Wicks, UT. The route passes Ghost Falls and Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint before reaching Buffalo Peak at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 2,742 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Buffalo Peak–Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint, 9 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 2,742 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 5,353–8,007 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Theo's Way · 40.32216, -111.63261
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Theo's Way, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto BST Access Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftPass Ghost Falls.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pole Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hope Campground Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Buffalo Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Upper Pole Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pole Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto BST Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Theo's Way, heading NW.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Theo's Way Trailhead
- Ghost Falls–BST Access Trail, 4 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Peak 6233 ft–Ghost Falls, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft
- Kyhv Peak–Peak 6233 ft, 10 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 3,903 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Wicks, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Wicks, Utah