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This is the Place Heritage Park

Foothill Drive Trail–Georges Hollow Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Foothill Drive Trail–Georges Hollow Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in This is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. It climbs 1,078 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,761 – 5,578 ft · steepest grade: 34%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75661, -111.83139
Nearest town University Village, UT
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Foothill Drive Trail–Georges Hollow Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 4,761–5,576 ft

Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: 40.75661, -111.83139

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Wakara Way / Komas Drive (EB) stop 59 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Foothill Drive Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Foothill Dr. Trail, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading E.
  18. 250 ftBear right onto Living Room Access, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Living Room Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading NW.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Georges Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail East, heading N.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftReach Foothill Drive Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Skyline Trail East, heading NE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 100 ftTurn right onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 300 ftTurn right onto Georges Hollow Trail, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail East, heading N.
  41. 300 ftBear right onto Living Room Trail, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Living Room Access, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading NW.
  44. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  46. 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading W.
  47. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  48. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  49. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  51. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  52. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  53. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  56. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  57. 50 ftBear right onto Foothill Dr. Trail, heading E.
  58. 250 ftBear right onto Foothill Drive Trail, heading SE.
  59. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  60. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/foothill-drive-trail-out-back

Trail surface

36% dirt21% paved43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Wakara Way / Komas Drive (EB) stop 59 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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