Hueghs Creek Falls Viewpoint–BST Z-Trail Connector, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Olympus Hills, UT. The route reaches Hueghs Creek Falls Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,882 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,443 – 6,122 ft · steepest grade: 28%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Z Trail Trailhead 40.67045, -111.79060
Nearest town Mount Olympus Hills, UT
Directions
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Hueghs Creek Falls Viewpoint–BST Z-Trail Connector, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,882 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 5,443–6,122 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Z Trail Trailhead · 40.67045, -111.79060
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on BST Z-Trail Connector, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading SE.
- 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 NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto BST Z-Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F67°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
78°62°
35%
Mon
69°59°
48%
Tue
80°58°
Wed
85°65°
Thu
81°70°
Fri
86°69°
22%
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 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Z Trail Trailhead Trailhead
- BST Z-Trail Connector & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,094 ft
- Mount Olympus–BST Z-Trail Connector, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 4,450 ft
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