AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vista Mound & City Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Vista Mound & City Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Northcrest, UT. The route reaches Vista Mound at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,236 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,885 – 5,620 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80481, -111.86508
Nearest town Northcrest, UT
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Vista Mound & City Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 4,885–5,621 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.80481, -111.86508

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto City Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ensign Viewpoint Trail, heading S.
  8. 250 ftReach Vista Mound, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miBear left onto City Creek Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/vista-mound-city-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F68°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 81°65° 31%
Mon 70°60° 54%
Tue 78°58°
Wed 87°65°
Thu 82°69° 20%
Fri 86°69° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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