AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Grove Creek Spring–Brook Hollow, 8 sights

12 mi · ▲ 4,113 ft · 6 hr 3 min

Grove Creek Spring–Brook Hollow, 8 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. The route passes Brook Hollow, Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam and Old Power Plant Reservoir before reaching Grove Creek Spring at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 4,113 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,125 – 7,694 ft · steepest grade: 52%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.32423, -111.66922
Nearest town Olmstead, UT
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Grove Creek Spring–Brook Hollow, 8 sights

12 mi · ▲ 4,113 ft · 6 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,124–7,694 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32423, -111.66922

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Sumac Hollow Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Sumac Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Crop Circle Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miPass Brook Hollow.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 450 ftPass Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Creek Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  33. 200 ftTurn right onto G Monument Trail, heading NW.
  34. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 0.8 miPass Old Power Plant Reservoir.
  36. 200 ftTurn left onto Old Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  37. 1.4 miTurn left onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading NE.
  38. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miReach Grove Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  40. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  41. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.8 miBear left onto G Monument Trail, heading SE.
  43. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Creek Trail, heading SW.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  54. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  55. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  56. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  58. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  59. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  60. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  61. 0.2 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  62. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Main Crop Circle Trail, heading S.
  63. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sumac Hollow Trail, heading S.
  64. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  65. 50 ftBear left onto Sumac Hollow Trail, heading S.
  66. 0.2 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  67. 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading S.
  68. 100 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  69. 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  70. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  71. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  72. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  73. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  74. 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/grove-creek-spring-brook-hollow-out-back-11-sights-19-km

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F63°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 81°65° 29%
Mon 74°58° 48%
Tue 81°55°
Wed 84°57°
Thu 84°58°
Fri 82°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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