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KhPeak Overlook–Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,982 ft · 2 hr 33 min

KhPeak Overlook–Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Caryhurst, UT. The route reaches KhPeak Overlook at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,982 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,918 – 6,687 ft · steepest grade: 36%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Road Trail 40.30799, -111.65236
Nearest town Caryhurst, UT
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KhPeak Overlook–Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,982 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 4,919–6,688 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Indian Road Trail · 40.30799, -111.65236

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 723 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Road Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Lookout Point Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miReach KhPeak Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lookout Point Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Indian Road Trail, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miArrive 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/khpeak-overlook-khyv-peak-ridge-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 723 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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