Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Indian Road Trail, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 890 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Indian Road Trail, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Caryhurst, UT. It climbs 890 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,918 – 5,771 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Road Trail 40.30799, -111.65236
Nearest town Caryhurst, UT

Directions

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Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Indian Road Trail, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 890 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 4,919–5,770 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Indian Road Trail · 40.30799, -111.65236

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 723 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Road Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Lookout Point Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftBear right onto Cactus Hill Connector Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Cactus Hill Connector Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftReach Lookout Point Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Road Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 723 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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