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Mount Olympus Wilderness

Salt Lake Overlook & Thayne Canyon Trail via Desolation Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 2,044 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Salt Lake Overlook & Thayne Canyon Trail via Desolation Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Mount Aire, UT. The route reaches Salt Lake Overlook. It climbs 2,044 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,742 – 7,737 ft · steepest grade: 32%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Desolation Trailhead 40.69758, -111.74001
Nearest town Mount Aire, UT
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Salt Lake Overlook & Thayne Canyon Trail via Desolation Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 2,044 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 5,741–7,737 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

  1. Start on Desolation Trail, heading W.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Salt Lake Overlook Trail, heading W.
  5. 150 ftReach Salt Lake Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Desolation Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left onto Thayne-Desolation Connector, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Thayne Canyon Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Desolation Trail, heading N.
  11. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F67°
Feels like78°Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 82°66°
Sun 76°60° 39%
Mon 65°54° 62%
Tue 77°55°
Wed 84°61°
Thu 78°61° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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