Mount Olympus Spring–Neffs Spring, 4 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 5,925 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Mount Olympus Spring–Neffs Spring, 4 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Mount Aire, UT. The route passes Neffs Spring before reaching Mount Olympus Spring at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 5,925 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Olympus Spring–Neffs Spring, 4 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 5,925 ft · 6 hr 50 min
Elevation 5,741–8,754 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Desolation Trailhead · 40.69758, -111.74001
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Desolation Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Thayne-Desolation Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Desolation Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Neffs Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Neffs Spring.
- 2.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Mount Olympus Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto Desolation Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Thayne-Desolation Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Desolation Trail, heading W.
- 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 2.4 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Desolation Trailhead Trailhead
- Salt Lake Overlook via Desolation Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft
- Thayne Canyon Trail via Desolation Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 2,183 ft
- Salt Lake Overlook & Thayne Canyon Trail via Desolation Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 2,044 ft
- Thayne Peak–Neffs Canyon Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 2,892 ft
- Mill B Overlook–Desolation Trail, 6 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 7,015 ft
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