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Ghost Falls–Luna's Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Ghost Falls–Luna's Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Wicks, UT. The route reaches Ghost Falls at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 474 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,207 – 5,574 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32251, -111.63800
Nearest town Wicks, UT
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Ghost Falls–Luna's Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 5,206–5,574 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32251, -111.63800

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 SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shooting Range Road, heading W.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Indian Road Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Smith Ditch, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Luna's Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Ghost Falls Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Ghost Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Luna's Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Smith Ditch, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Road Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 450 ftBear right onto Shooting Range Road, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ghost-falls-lunas-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

58% dirt42% 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 2 min before dark.

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