The Best Hiking in Cottonwood Heights

Ferguson Canyon Trail to Upper Meadow is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ferguson Canyon View Point is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Sandy, Utah.

Bonneville Shoreline Trail via Heughs Canyon Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see wildflowers located near Salt Lake City, Utah.

Heughs Canyon starts right on the edge of Salt Lake City, but within minutes, you’re in a shady forest next to a gurgling stream. This is the prefect after-work hike that can be enjoyed year-round. Two miles round-trip and just over 1,000 feet, the path takes you to a beautiful waterfall that flo...

Approach: You can access the well traveled Mount Olympus Trail the same as you would any other season. Park in the trailhead lot or along Wasatch Blvd. The trail starts on the south side of the parking lot.Route Description: Even in the winter the Mount Olympus trail should be pretty straightforw...

The trail begins right on Wasatch Blvd. and after the first 0.5 miles you're into the Superior Wilderness. This is a very strenuous hike and you will be gaining elevation the whole way from the parking lot (4830 ft) to the summit (9026 ft). About .2 mile from the summit you will reach a saddle....

If you keep a steady pace, the hike takes about an hour each way, so allow time when trying to catch the sunset. The hike is pretty easy until right before you reach the falls, where there is a big, steep hill you have to climb. From the parking lot/trailhead, head up the path and head left when...

Bells Canyon Trail to Ridgeline via Granite Trailhead is an out-and-back trail where you may see local wildlife located near Sandy, Utah.

Drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon for around 2.8 miles, parking will be along the road and there will be a large rock waterfall on the right hand side of the road. The trailhead is just a short distance from that rock fall (40.623824, -111.743208)Stairs Gulch is an easy, short hike, unless you're lo...

Z Trail to Bonneville Shoreline Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see local wildlife located near Cottonwood Heights, Utah.

Park at the top of Thousand Oaks Drive, and make your way to the dirt path heading east. It will be a well maintained, well-covered single dirt track which takes you to the base of a really impressive couloir. Follow the trail until you reach the couloir / rocky gully. You will then see the West ...

Bonneville Shoreline Trail: Olympus Cove to Hughes Canyon is a lightly trafficked point-to-point trail where you may see wildflowers located near Salt Lake City, Utah.

Lower Bells Canyon Reservoir Overlook is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Sandy, Utah.

This is one of my favorite spots in the state of Utah! It is completely secluded high up on the Wasatch front. You can hike here for a nice relaxing day, an overnight camping trip, or do a little fly fishing and hook some fun little brooke and cutthroat trout. The Bell Canyon trail is one of the ...

Starting at the Bell's Canyon trailhead, the trail follows a river for most of the way, passing two reservoirs and two waterfalls. This trail is intermediate, depending on your destination. The first and most commonly visited section of the trail is the first reservoir. An easy hike of less than ...

Upper Bells Canyon Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Sandy, Utah.