Foothill Trail–Mahogany Mountain Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Foothill Trail–Mahogany Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Grove, UT. It climbs 859 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Foothill Trail–Mahogany Mountain Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 4,826–5,605 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.37614, -111.72735
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothill Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Soft Rock, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Gambel, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cowley's Curse, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Bench Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Bench Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Mahogany Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Foothill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bench Road, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Molly's Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Cowley's Curse, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gambel, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Soft Rock, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Foothill Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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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Weather
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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cowley's Curse–Foothill Trail, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Grove Creek Falls–Foothill Trail, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft
- Bench Road–Cowley's Curse, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 356 ft
- Thunderdome Viewpoint–Foothill Trail, 6 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,401 ft
- Bench Road–Cowley's Curse, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 596 ft
- Foothill Trail–Mahogany Northwest Ridge, 3 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 4,674 ft
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