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Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Lookout Point Trail, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Lookout Point Trail, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Caryhurst, UT. It climbs 1,199 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 mi4,938 – 5,765 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.29756, -111.64846
Nearest town Caryhurst, UT
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Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Lookout Point Trail, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 4,937–5,765 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.29756, -111.64846

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

Transit-accessible: University Ave. @ 4858 N stop 700 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  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. 200 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. 50 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. 250 ftContinue straight onto Luna's Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Ghost Falls Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miReach Lookout Point Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ghost Falls Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Luna's Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto Smith Ditch, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 100 ftTurn left onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cactus Hill Connector Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  30. 200 ftBear right onto Lookout Point Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 200 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/cactus-hill-connector-trail-lookout-point-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

63% dirt37% 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 700 m from the trailhead

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