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Mount Olympus Wilderness

Neffs Canyon Trail–Porter Fork Trail, 4 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 7,095 ft · 8 hr 17 min

Neffs Canyon Trail–Porter Fork Trail, 4 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Merrywood, UT. It climbs 7,095 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,807 – 9,643 ft · steepest grade: 32%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Porter Fork Trail 40.68330, -111.70927
Nearest town Merrywood, UT
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Neffs Canyon Trail–Porter Fork Trail, 4 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 7,095 ft · 8 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,807–9,644 ft

Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness

Trailhead: Porter Fork Trail · 40.68330, -111.70927

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Porter Fork Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miBear left onto Desolation Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Wildcat Ridge, heading W.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right onto Neffs Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left onto Thayne-Desolation Connector, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Porter Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Thayne-Desolation Connector, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left onto Desolation Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Neffs Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left onto Wildcat Ridge, heading S.
  15. 1.7 miSharp left onto Desolation Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Porter Fork Trail, heading E.
  17. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/neffs-canyon-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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