Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint–Buffalo Peak Viewpoint, 7 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 2,384 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint–Buffalo Peak Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Wicks, UT. The route passes Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint before reaching Buffalo Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 2,384 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint–Buffalo Peak Viewpoint, 7 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 2,384 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 5,516–7,823 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32053, -111.63564
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Smith Ditch, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pole Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hope Campground Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Buffalo Peak Viewpoint.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Upper Pole Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pole Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lacey's Loops Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ghost Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Luna's Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Smith Ditch, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail Trailhead
- Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Indian Road Trail, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Erindell Trail–Luna's Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 790 ft
- Ghost Creek Trail–Pole Canyon Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Cactus Hill Connector Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 915 ft
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