60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City

Greg Witt has lived the adventures he writes about and shares with audiences around the world. His journeys have taken him to every corner of the globe. He has guided mountaineering expeditions in the Alps and Andes and paddled wild rivers in the Americas. He has dropped teams of adventurers into golden slot canyons; trudged through deep jungles in Africa, Central America, and Asia; and guided archaeological expeditions across the parched Arabian Peninsula. After earning degrees from the University of California and Brigham Young University, Greg had an early career in human-resources management. Preferring high adventure to the high-rise, he traded his wingtips for hiking boots decades ago and has never looked back. Some weeks Greg hikes more miles than he drives, which means he wears out his boots faster than he wears out his tires. He has crossed the Grand Canyon on foot more than a dozen times and climbed Colorado’s three highest peaks in three days. Each summer in the Swiss Alps, he hikes more than 700 miles and gains nearly 100,000 vertical feet of elevation as he guides guests of Alpenwild (alpenwild.com), a company he owns and operates. Greg loves leading readers on the most breathtaking hikes and exciting outdoor adventures on the globe. He comes ready to discuss the geology, history, archaeology, weather patterns, culture, flora, and fauna of the exciting locales he loves. His other books include Exploring Havasupai (Menasha Ridge Press), Ultimate Adventures: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel (Rough Guides), and 50 Best Short Hikes: Utah’s National Parks (Wilderness Press). Greg’s research and exploration continue to uncover adventures just waiting to be experienced. If you join him, you’ll be guaranteed a phenomenal journey.

Overview Map



Acknowledgments



Foreword



Preface



60 Hikes by Category



Introduction



NORTH (Weber County)






Ben Lomond
Ogden River Parkway
Mount Ogden (via Snowbasin Gondola)
Malans Peak (via Taylor Canyon)
Waterfall Canyon



NORTH (Davis County)






Adams Canyon
Farmington Creek Trail
Frary Peak
Kenney Creek Trail



CENTRAL (Salt Lake County)






Mormon Pioneer Trail
City Creek Canyon
Red Butte Garden
The Living Room (with Red Butte Extension)
Jack’s Mountain
Lambs Canyon
Mount Aire
Grandeur Peak (via the Western Ridge)
Pipeline Overlook (via Rattlesnake Gulch)
Grandeur Peak (via Mill Creek Canyon)
Desolation Trail to Salt Lake Overlook
Gobblers Knob (via Alexander Basin)
Mill Creek to Park City Overlook (Including Murdock Peak)
Neffs Canyon
Mount Olympus
Dog Lake
Desolation Lake
Mount Raymond (via Butler Fork)
Broads Fork
Doughnut Falls
Lake Blanche
Willow Heights
Jordan River Parkway
Great Western Trail (Guardsman Pass to Clayton Peak)
Lake Solitude (via the Silver Lake Interpretive Trail)
Brighton Lakes
Sunset Peak
Cecret Lake
White Pine Lake
Pfeifferhorn (via Red Pine Lake)
American Fork Twin Peaks
Bells Canyon
Lone Peak (via Jacobs Ladder)



SOUTH (Utah County)






Silver Lake
Box Elder Peak
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Mount Timpanogos (via the Timpooneke Trail)
Emerald Lake and Mount Timpanogos (via Aspen Grove)
Stewart Falls
Battle Creek Falls
Provo River Parkway
Big Springs Hollow
Buffalo Peak
Squaw Peak
Y Mountain



WEST (Tooele County)






Stansbury Island
Deseret Peak



EAST (Summit County and Uintas Mountains)






Naturalist Basin
Lofty Lake Loop
Fehr Lake Trail
Bald Mountain



Appendix A: Outdoors Shops



Appendix B: Places to Buy Maps



Appendix C: Hiking Clubs



Appendix D: Glossary of Hiking Terms



Index



About the Author



Map Legend