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Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Erindell Trail, 5 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,903 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Erindell Trail, 5 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Caryhurst, UT. It climbs 1,903 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,918 – 6,250 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30139, -111.65118
Nearest town Caryhurst, UT
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Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Erindell Trail, 5 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,903 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 4,917–6,250 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.30139, -111.65118

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 542 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lookout Point Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  8. 200 ftBear right onto Cactus Hill Connector Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Smith Ditch, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lacey and Luna Connector Trail, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading S.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto Erindell Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftReach Lookout Point Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.7 miSharp left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miBear right onto Lacey and Luna Connector Trail, heading W.
  25. 350 ftTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading N.
  26. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Smith Ditch, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 100 ftTurn left onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cactus Hill Connector Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.3 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  35. 200 ftBear right onto Lookout Point Trail, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  39. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 0.3 miArrive 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/cactus-hill-connector-trail-erindell-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 542 m from the trailhead

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