Salt Lake Overlook via Desolation Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Salt Lake Overlook via Desolation Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Mount Aire, UT. The route reaches Salt Lake Overlook at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,311 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Salt Lake Overlook via Desolation Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 5,741–7,028 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
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 miSharp right onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Salt Lake Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Salt Lake Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Desolation Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
- 350 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 1.9 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Desolation Trailhead Trailhead
- 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
- Mount Olympus Spring–Neffs Spring, 4 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 5,925 ft
- Mill B Overlook–Desolation Trail, 6 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 7,015 ft
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