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Ghost Falls–Indian Road Trail, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Ghost Falls–Indian Road Trail, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Caryhurst, UT. The route reaches Ghost Falls at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 814 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,918 – 5,574 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Road Trail 40.30799, -111.65236
Nearest town Caryhurst, UT
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Ghost Falls–Indian Road Trail, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 4,919–5,574 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Indian Road Trail · 40.30799, -111.65236

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 723 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Road Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Smith Ditch, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Luna's Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Ghost Falls Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto BST Access Trail, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Theo's Way, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miReach Ghost Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto BST Access Trail, heading N.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Ghost Falls Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Luna's Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  19. 250 ftTurn left onto Smith Ditch, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Road Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ghost-falls-indian-road-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 723 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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