Cave Peak–Rudys Flat Loop, 10 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,903 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Cave Peak–Rudys Flat Loop, 10 sights is a 9.1-mile loop in Mueller Park near High Pointe, UT. The route passes Cave Peak and Rudys Flat. It climbs 1,903 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cave Peak–Rudys Flat Loop, 10 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,903 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Elevation 5,396–7,163 ft
Loop · Mueller Park
Trailhead: 40.86015, -111.83034
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Creek Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Bountiful Section, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Mueller Park Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cave Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Cave Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Mahogany ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto North Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Rudys Flat.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mueller Park Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Elephant Descent Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Peregrine Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mueller Park Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Elephant Descent Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mueller Park Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Elephant Descent Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Mueller Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Elephant Descent Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Mill Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Hornet Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Maple Syrup Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hornet Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hornet Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mill Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftThe loop closes 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 1.5 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cave Peak–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Bountiful Section, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,389 ft
- Big Rock–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail–Hornet Trail Loop, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Bountiful Section–Canyon Creek Drive, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 2,559 ft
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