Your Guide to all of Utah's scenic trails.
A fun, safe day in the mountains doesn’t start with a plan—it starts with multiple plans. Formulate an objective for the day based on what you and your partners hope to achieve and on the weather, forecast and snow and avalanche conditions. Then think about a backup. And another backup. If the weather changes or conditions aren’t what you anticipated, this will allow you to easily pivot from one objective to the next, still completing the day feeling fulfilled. At the outset of the day, get everyone on the same page about the day’s objective and the duration you expect to be out—this will avoid uncertainty or confusion later on..
Nestled in upper Big Cottonwood Canyon, Beartrap Fork boasts more than safe tree glades: it’s downright quiet and untracked too. Most folks drive right by the unmarked trailhead without realizing it’s there, but there it is—just half a mile down-canyon from bustling Silver Fork Lodge.
Stillness permeates the High Uintas. It’s dark now. Not dark as in, the sun has set. Astronomically dark. The moon has set. It’s so quiet. It’s 4 a.m. quiet. Night had come on in a show of wind, lightning and a fiery sunset that burned up a distant ridgeline until its charcoal dies out.
This area provides a spectacular backdrop for the growing urban areas along the Wasatch Front. This area contains very rugged terrain with narrow canyons and high peaks, including the Little Matterhorn at 11,326 feet and Lone Peak at 11,253 feet. Snow often remains on these peaks.
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