Hiking Utah: A Guide to Utah's Greatest Hiking Adventures

by Bill Schneider, Russ Schneider

Overview

Now fully revised and up to date, Hiking Utah features seventy-five of the finest trails Utah's remarkable backcountry has to offer. Get off the grid with a range of routes from day hikes to overnight adventures. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to get the most out of hiking this geologic wonderland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493056002
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/15/2022
Series:	State Hiking Guides Series
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	242,860
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Bill Schneider is the co-founder of FalconGuides and is still hiking across the state. He has spent forty years sharing trails all across America. He is the author of Exploring Canyonlands and Arches, Hiking Yellowstone, and Hiking Grand TetonNational Park. He is an active outdoorsman and author of many recreation and conservation books and articles.

Russ Schneider grew up hiking the wilds of the West. As a veteran hiker, guide, and author, Russ loves showing people the land. In addition to being Bill’s son and a long-time contributor to many other FalconGuides, he is the author of Hiking the Columbia River Gorge, Fishing Glacier National Park, and Backpacking Tips.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

How to Use This Book 4

Map Legend 7

The Art of Hiking 8

Trail Finder 28

The Hikes

Northern Utah: The Wasatch, Uinta, and Stansbury Ranges, and Dinosaur National Monument 31

1 Wellsville Mountains 32

2 Waterfall Canyon 35

3 Deseret Peak 38

4 South Willow Lake 42

5 Gobblers Knob 45

6 Mount Raymond 49

7 Bells Canyon 52

8 Lake Blanche 55

9 Lake Mary 58

10 Red Pine Lakes 61

11 The Pfeifferhorn 66

12 Mount Timpanogos via Aspen Grove Trail 70

13 Santaquin Peak 74

14 Mount Nebo 77

15 Daniels Canyon Nature Trails 80

16 Log Hollow 83

17 Round, Sand, and Fish Lakes 86

18 Three Divide Lakes 90

19 Four Lakes Basin 94

20 Amethyst Lake 98

21 Kings Peak 102

22 Rock Creek 107

23 Yellowstone Drainage 112

24 Eastern Uintas Highline Trail 116

25 Jones Hole Creek 119

Honorable Mentions, Northern Utah

26 West Fork Blacks Fork 123

27 Smithfield Dry Canyon Trail 124

28 Alexander Basin 124

29 Lone Peak via Draper Ridge 125

30 Hidden Lake 126

31 Burnt Fork 126

32 Dinosaur National Monument 127

Central Utah: The Great Basin, Fishlake National Forest, Wasatch Plateau, San Rafael River, and Book Cliffs 128

33 Swasey Peak 129

34 Notch Peak 132

35 Skyline National Recreation Trail 136

36 Fish Lake Mountains 139

37 Fish Creek Lake 142

38 Fish Creek 145

39 San Rafael River 148

40 Black Box 152

Honorable Mentions, Central Utah

41 Delano Peak 156

42 Bullion Canyon Trail System 157

43 Boulder Top Trails 157

44 Slickrock Trail 158

45 Left Fork of Huntington Creek 158

46 Thompson Canyon 159

Southern Utah: The National Parks, Pine Valley Mountains, BUM Wilderness, Escalante River, Henry Mountains, and Grand Gulch Area 160

47 Grand Wash 161

48 Sunrise to Sunset 163

49 Pine Valley Mountains 166

50 East Rim 169

51 Kolob Arch 172

52 Taylor Creek 176

53 Under-the-Rim Trail 179

54 Hackberry Canyon 183

55 Lower Muley Twist Canyon 187

56 Swett Canyon 190

57 Egypt-Twentyfive Mile Wash 193

58 Main Moody Canyon 197

59 Upheaval Dome 200

60 Dark Canyon 204

61 Bridges Loop 209

62 Fish Creek and Owl Creek Loop 214

63 Mule Canyon 218

64 Marching Men and Tower Arch 221

65 Morning Glory Bridge 225

66 Delicate Arch 228

67 Corona Arch 232

68 Dead Horse Point 237

69 Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyons 241

Honorable Mentions, Southern Utah

70 Arch Canyon 246

71 Canaan Mountain 247

72 Rattlesnake Creek and Ashdown Gorge 248

73 Paria Canyon 248

74 Navajo Point 249

75 Fable Valley 250

76 Grand Gulch 250

About the Authors 251