Great Western Trail–Kenny Creek Trail, 3 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 5,811 ft · 7 hr 56 min
Great Western Trail–Kenny Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Mueller Park near High Pointe, UT. It climbs 5,811 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Great Western Trail–Kenny Creek Trail, 3 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 5,811 ft · 7 hr 56 min
Elevation 5,392–9,231 ft
Out & Back · Mueller Park
Trailhead: 40.86575, -111.83548
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Kenny Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 4.1 miSharp left onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Kenny Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Kenny Creek Trail, heading W.
- 4.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 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 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Maple Syrup Trail via Kenny Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 866 ft
- Kenny Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 919 ft
- Mueller Park Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 651 ft
- Kenny Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,093 ft
- Cave Peak & Cave Peak Trail via Mueller Park Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,553 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Bountiful Section 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
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