Freedom Trail–Lower City Creek Loop, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Freedom Trail–Lower City Creek Loop, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near North Hills, UT. It climbs 768 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Freedom Trail–Lower City Creek Loop, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 4,527–5,193 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Meadow Trail · 40.78990, -111.86998
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto 19th Avenue (Lower), heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Canyon Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto 19th Avenue (lower), heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto 19th Avenue (Lower), heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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