Hueghs Creek Falls Viewpoint & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Olympus Shadows Estates, UT. The route reaches Hueghs Creek Falls Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,472 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,830 – 6,122 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65374, -111.80616
Nearest town Olympus Shadows Estates, UT
Directions
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Hueghs Creek Falls Viewpoint & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,472 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 4,829–6,122 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.65374, -111.80616
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Holladay Blvd @ 5451 S stop 576 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Heughs Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Hueghs Creek Falls Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading W.
- 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.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F70°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
81°64°
33%
Mon
72°61°
52%
Tue
82°61°
Wed
88°68°
Thu
84°72°
21%
Fri
89°71°
20%
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 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Holladay Blvd @ 5451 S stop 576 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section 4.6 mi · ▲ 935 ft
- BST Z-Trail Connector via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft
- Mount Olympus–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 4,152 ft
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