Mount Wire–Freeze Creek Trail, 4 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area near University Village, UT. The route reaches Mount Wire. It climbs 4,144 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,046 – 7,566 ft · steepest grade: 43%12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: path to parking 40.76215, -111.82195
Nearest town University Village, UT
Directions
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Mount Wire–Freeze Creek Trail, 4 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 4,144 ft · 5 hr 58 min
Elevation 5,048–7,564 ft
Out & Back · Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Trailhead: path to parking · 40.76215, -111.82195
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 85°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Natural History Museum stop 331 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Living Room Access, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mount Wire Southwest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mount Wire South Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Mount Wire.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Mount Wire West Trail, heading NE.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Freeze Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Mount Wire, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Mount Wire South Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Mount Wire Southwest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Living Room Access, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F66°
Precip13%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Mon
73°60°
57%
Tue
79°61°
Wed
83°64°
Thu
85°65°
Fri
86°71°
Sat
74°60°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Natural History Museum stop 331 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from path to parking Trailhead
- o & Museum Trail Loop 0.9 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Quarry Viewpoint–o Loop, 3 sights 1 mi · ▲ 540 ft
- Skyline Trail East Viewpoint–o Loop, 4 sights 1.7 mi · ▲ 709 ft
- Living Room–Mount Wire West Viewpoint, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 3.1 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 3.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft
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