Great Western Trail & Kenny Creek Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 5,447 ft · 6 hr 59 min
Great Western Trail & Kenny Creek Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Mueller Park near High Pointe, UT. It climbs 5,447 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Great Western Trail & Kenny Creek Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 5,447 ft · 6 hr 59 min
Elevation 5,531–9,231 ft
Out & Back · Mueller Park
Trailhead: 40.86915, -111.83548
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left onto Kenny Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 4.1 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.
- 4.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Maple Syrup Trail via Kenny Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 797 ft
- Kenny Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 844 ft
- Kenny Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail–Hornet Trail, 5 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,538 ft
- Kenny Creek Trail–Maple Syrup Trail, 4 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 4,133 ft
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