Cave Peak–Rudys Flat Loop, 9 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,960 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Cave Peak–Rudys Flat Loop, 9 sights is a 10-mile loop in Mueller Park near High Pointe, UT. The route passes Cave Peak and Rudys Flat. It climbs 1,960 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cave Peak–Rudys Flat Loop, 9 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,960 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,298–7,163 ft
Loop · Mueller Park
Trailhead: Mueller Park Parking Area A Road · 40.86282, -111.83300
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Bountiful Section, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Mueller Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Cave Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Cave Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Mahogany ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto North Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Rudys Flat.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Mueller Park Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Elephant Descent Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Peregrine Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Maple Syrup Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kenny Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mueller Park Parking Area A Road, heading W.
- 50 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 0.2 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mueller Park Parking Area A Road Trailhead
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail–Hornet Trail Loop, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,133 ft
- Big Rock–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,089 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Bountiful Section–Bonneville Shoreline Trail Loop, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 976 ft
- Great Western Trail & Kenny Creek Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 5,478 ft
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