Enniss Peak & Cherry Canyon Logging Trail via Jacobs Ladder Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 4,402 ft · 5 hr 50 min

Enniss Peak & Cherry Canyon Logging Trail via Jacobs Ladder Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Highlands of Hidden Valley, UT. The route reaches Enniss Peak at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 4,402 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 9,311 ft · steepest grade: 31%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53993, -111.81228
Nearest town Highlands of Hidden Valley, UT

Directions

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Enniss Peak & Cherry Canyon Logging Trail via Jacobs Ladder Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 4,402 ft · 5 hr 50 min

Elevation 5,069–9,310 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.53993, -111.81228

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 84°F / low 67° · precip 15% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Ralph's Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Canyon Logging Trail, heading SW.
  11. 3.1 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Enniss Peak Trail, heading E.
  14. 450 ftReach Enniss Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftTurn right onto Jacobs Ladder Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto Cherry Canyon Logging Trail, heading W.
  18. 3.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto Ralph's Trail, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% dirt4% paved1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F67°
Precip15%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Mon 73°63° 49%
Tue 79°63°
Wed 83°65°
Thu 85°67°
Fri 87°71°
Sat 74°60° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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