Ghost Creek Trail–Pole Canyon Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Ghost Creek Trail–Pole Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Wicks, UT. It climbs 1,205 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ghost Creek Trail–Pole Canyon Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 5,516–6,672 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32053, -111.63564
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Smith Ditch, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pole Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hope Campground Road, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Smith Ditch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pole Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Smith Ditch, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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