Thayne Peak & Neffs Spring via Desolation Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 4,547 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Thayne Peak & Neffs Spring via Desolation Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near White Hill Estates, UT. The route passes Neffs Spring before reaching Thayne Peak at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 4,547 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Thayne Peak & Neffs Spring via Desolation Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 4,547 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 5,626–8,754 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Neffs Canyon Trail · 40.67718, -111.77578
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Neffs Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miPass Neffs Spring.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Thayne Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Thayne Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Desolation Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Neffs Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Neffs Canyon Trail Trailhead
- Mount Olympus Spring Loop via Neffs Canyon Trail 1.2 mi · ▲ 429 ft
- Mount Raymond–Neffs Spring, 4 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 6,017 ft
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