City Creek Trail–Hell Canyon Trail, 4 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,902 ft · 3 hr 59 min
City Creek Trail–Hell Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Northcrest, UT. It climbs 1,902 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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City Creek Trail–Hell Canyon Trail, 4 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,902 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Elevation 4,461–5,621 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.80481, -111.86508
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto City Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lakeline Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sandhurst South Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Victory Switchbacks, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Victory Switchbacks, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach City Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Lakeline Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Victory Switchbacks, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lakeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sandhurst South Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeline Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left onto City Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 1.8 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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