Great Western Trail & Kenny Creek Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 5,478 ft · 6 hr 42 min
Great Western Trail & Kenny Creek Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Mueller Park near High Pointe, UT. It climbs 5,478 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Great Western Trail & Kenny Creek Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 5,478 ft · 6 hr 42 min
Elevation 5,298–9,231 ft
Out & Back · Mueller Park
Trailhead: Mueller Park Parking Area A Road · 40.86282, -111.83300
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mueller Park Parking Area A Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Kenny Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 4.6 miSharp left onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Kenny Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Kenny Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 4.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mueller Park Parking Area A Road, heading NE.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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