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.

Elevation

0 mi5,594 – 6,805 ft · steepest grade: 34%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canyon Creek Trail 40.84631, -111.85255
Nearest town Sunset Hollow, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Canyon Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading E.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Drive, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Drive, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftSharp left onto Cave Peak Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftReach Cave Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.4 miSharp right onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Drive, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Drive, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sheriff Downhill Trail, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Creek Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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