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Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Ghost Creek Trail, 5 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 2,377 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Ghost Creek Trail, 5 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. It climbs 2,377 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,938 – 6,690 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.29745, -111.64824
Nearest town Edgemont, UT
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Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Ghost Creek Trail, 5 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 2,377 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 4,937–6,691 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.29745, -111.64824

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

Transit-accessible: University Ave. @ 4858 N stop 719 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lookout Point Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Cactus Hill Connector Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Smith Ditch, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Pole Canyon Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.8 miReach Lookout Point Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 200 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Smith Ditch, heading N.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cactus Hill Connector Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftBear right onto Lookout Point Trail, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cactus-hill-connector-trail-ghost-creek-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt23% 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: University Ave. @ 4858 N stop 719 m from the trailhead

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