52 Hikes in Utah

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We had several people tell us about the 52 Hike Challenge. We’ve never counted our hikes before, but I don’t think we generally get to 52 in a year, especially since we don’t really hike in the winter. But we decided we were up for the challenge. We wanted to list the family friendly hikes that we found in Utah. We had to do a few hikes in winter in order to make it, but most hikes were done from March-November. Just click each link to see our full post about each hike.

AND we had lots of readers ask for a printable list, so we created one. Click on the link for our printable list of 52 hikes in Utah. For full details on each hike, scroll down, or use the search bar in the top right corner.

52 Hikes in Utah Printable List

1.  Bridal Veil Falls

Location: Provo

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, 0.75 mile round trip


2. Little Cottonwood Trail

Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, SLC

Rating/Distance: Easy, Distance depends on how far you walk. The trail runs the length of the canyon. We walked about a mile.


3.  Lisa Falls

Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, SLC

Rating/Distance: Easy, 0.3 mile roundtrip


4. American Fork Canyon Nature Trail

Location: Alpine Loop

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, 1.0 mile roundtrip


5. Ensign Peak

Location: Salt Lake City

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 1.0 mile roundtrip


6.  Dripping Rock Trail

Location: Spanish Fork

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, 1.0 mile roundtrip


7.  Mill B South Interpretive Trail:

Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon, SLC

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, but it climbs, 0.7 mile roundtrip


8.  Hidden Falls

Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon, SLC

Rating/Distance: Easy, 0.2 mile roundtrip


9. Battle Creek Falls

Location: Pleasant Grove

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.5 miles roundtrip


10. Living Room

Location: Salt Lake City

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 2.7 miles roundtrip


11. Adam’s Canyon Lower Falls

Location: Layton

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 1.5 mile roundtrip


12. Rocky Mouth Falls

Location: Sandy

Rating/Distance: Easy, 0.8 mile roundtrip


13. Bell Canyon Reservoir

Location: Sandy

Rating/Distance: Easy/Moderate (right in the middle), 1.5 miles roundtrip


14. Stairs Gulch

Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon, SLC

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 1.2 miles roundtrip


15. Upper Falls

Location: Provo Canyon

Rating/Distance: Easy but steep, 0.6 miles roundtrip


16. Red Hollow Slot Canyon

Location: Orderville, near Zion National Park

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.3 miles roundtrip


17. Tony Grove

Location: Logan Canyon

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.0 mile roundtrip


18. Mossy Cave

Location: Highway 12 near Bryce Canyon

Rating/Distance: Easy, 0.8 mile roundtrip


19. Willis Creek

Location: near Escalante

Rating/Distance: Easy, 3.0 miles roundtrip, but you can hike as long or short as you like.


20. Lake Solitude

Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 3.0 miles roundtrip


21. Silver Lake

Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, 1.0 mile roundtrip


22. Lake Mary & Martha

Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 2.0 mile roundtrip to Lake Mary, 1/3 mile farther to Lake Martha


23. Box Canyon

Location: Sanpete County

Rating/Distance: Easy hike, some moderate climbing skills required, 1.0 mile roundtrip


24. Limber Pine Trail

Location: Logan Canyon

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.3 mile loop


25. Willow Heights

Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 2.0 miles roundtrip


26. Snowbird Barrier Free Trail

Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, 1.0 mile roundtrip


27. Little Wild Horse Canyon

Location: near Goblin Valley

Rating/Distance: Moderate, We hiked 3.0 miles roundtrip, but you can hike up to 8 miles.


28. Devil’s Garden

Location: Escalante

Rating/Distance: Easy, 0.5 mile roundtrip


29. Payson Lakes

Location: Nebo Loop, fee required

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, 1.0 mile roundtrip


30. Scout Falls

Location: Alpine Loop, fee required

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 3.0 miles roundtrip


31.Timpanogos Falls

Location: Alpine Loop

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 2.0 miles roundtrip


32. Stewart Falls

Location: Alpine Loop

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 4.0 miles roundtrip


33. Donut Falls

Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.5 miles roundtrip


34. Mirror Lake: Mirror Lake Highway

Location: Mirror Lake Highway, fee required

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.5 mile roundtrip


35. Wall Lake: Mirror Lake Highway

Location: Mirror Lake Highway, fee required

Rating/Distance: Easy, 2.0 mile roundtrip


36. Fehr Lake: Mirror Lake Highway

Location: Mirror Lake Highway, fee required

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.0 mile roundtrip


37. Teapot Lake: Mirror Lake Highway

Location: Mirror Lake Highway, fee required

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.0 mile roundtrip


38. Birdsong Trail

Location: Ogden

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.6 mile roundtrip, can shuttle


39. Red Canyon Pink Ledges Trail

Location: Highway 12 near Bryce Canyon

Rating/Distance: Easy, 1.0 mile roundtrip


40. Y Mountain

Location: Provo

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 2.0 miles roundtrip


41. Cecret Lake

Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 2.0 miles roundtrip


42. Ghost Falls

Location: Corner Canyon, Draper

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 2-3 miles depending on which trail you take


43. Temple Quarry

Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, 0.25 mile roundtrip


44. Cascade Springs

Location: Alpine Loop, fee required

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, up to 1.0 mile roundtrip


45. Grotto Falls

Location: Nebo Loop

Rating/Distance: Easy, 0.5 mile roundtrip


46. Devil’s Kitchen

Location: Nebo Loop

Rating/Distance: Easy, Wheel Friendly, 0.25 mile roundtrip


47. Buffalo Peak

Location: Provo

Rating/Distance: Moderate, 1.0 mile roundtrip


48. Copper Ridge Dinosaur Trackway

Location: near Moab

Rating/Distance: Easy, 0.25 mile roundtrip


49. Arches Kid Hikes

Location: Arches National Park

Rating/Distance: Easy. This is a list of 11 family friendly hikes in Arches.


50. Zion Kid Hikes

Location: Zion National Park

Rating/Distance: Easy. This is a list of 8 family friendly hikes in Zion.


51. Canyonlands Kid Hikes

Location: Canyonlands National Park

Rating/Distance: Easy. This is a list of 8 family friendly hikes in Canyonlands.


52. Bryce Canyon Kid Hikes

Location: Bryce Canyon National Park

Rating/Distance: Easy. This is a list of 5 family friendly hikes in Bryce Canyon.

If you’d like a printable list of these hikes, we created one. Click below for our printable list of 52 Hikes in Utah.

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