Ghost Creek Trail–Pole Canyon Ridge Trail, 3 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,585 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Ghost Creek Trail–Pole Canyon Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Wicks, UT. It climbs 1,585 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 6,690 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32328, -111.63860
Nearest town Wicks, UT

Directions

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Ghost Creek Trail–Pole Canyon Ridge Trail, 3 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,585 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 5,206–6,691 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32328, -111.63860

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shooting Range Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Indian Road Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Smith Ditch, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Pole Canyon Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miReach Smith Ditch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 200 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Smith Ditch, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Road Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  28. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftBear right onto Shooting Range Road, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 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 surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F65°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 78°58° 59%
Mon 71°54° 59%
Tue 77°53°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 82°64° 20%
Fri 86°62° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 1 min before dark.

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