Crestwood Gulch Trail–Grandeur Peak Trail Loop, 4 sights is an 8.5-mile loop near Mount Olympus, UT. It climbs 3,692 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,161 – 8,281 ft · steepest grade: 45%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.70053, -111.78956
Nearest town Mount Olympus, UT
Directions
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Crestwood Gulch Trail–Grandeur Peak Trail Loop, 4 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 3,692 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 5,161–8,281 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 40.70053, -111.78956
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Wasatch Boulevard @ 3305 South stop 434 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Crestwood Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crestwood Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Grandeur Peak West, heading N.
- 4.6 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F68°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
84°66°
Sun
78°62°
36%
Mon
67°56°
62%
Tue
79°57°
Wed
86°63°
Thu
81°63°
26%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Wasatch Boulevard @ 3305 South stop 434 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section 2.4 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rattlesnake Trail Section & Crestwood Gulch Trail via Pipeline Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 1,634 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section 2.8 mi · ▲ 668 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rattlesnake Trail Section–Crestwood Gulch Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 2,371 ft
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