Cave Peak–Canyon Creek Drive, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 1,225 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Cave Peak–Canyon Creek Drive, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Sunset Hollow, UT. The route reaches Cave Peak at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,225 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cave Peak–Canyon Creek Drive, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 1,225 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 5,592–6,803 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Canyon Creek Trail · 40.84631, -111.85255
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Canyon Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Drive, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Drive, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Cave Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Cave Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Drive, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Drive, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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