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Hike of the week
Hike Region Difficulty Distance Published
Jack's Mountain mailboxes Salt Lake City 3 3.2 miles 6/2/2012
Wolf Canyon Trail - Eden Eden 1 6.4 miles 8/7/2011
Jardine Juniper trail -- Logan Canyon Logan Canyon 3 8.8 miles 7/24/2011
Bells Canyon Waterfalls Salt Lake County 3 5.08 miles 7/17/2011
Neck Spring Trail -- Canyonlands National Park 3 6 miles 7/10/2011
Killyon Canyon 3 7/3/2011
Short Stack 5 4.4 miles 6/26/2011
Burnt Ridge Wasatch County 3 3.5 miles 6/19/2011
Faux Falls near Moab Moab 1 2 miles 6/12/2011
Gorgoza Park Up and Road to Arcylon trails Summit County 1 4.5 miles 6/5/2011
Gorgoza Park Peak Summit County 1 2.4 miles 5/29/2011
Mid-Valley Trail -- Tooele Tooele 1 5.4 miles 5/22/2011
Willis Creek -- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 3 4.4 miles 5/15/2011
Lower Calf Creek Falls -- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 1 5.6 miles 5/8/2011
Hunters Canyon Moab 1 4 miles 5/1/2011
Hidden Valley Moab 5 4 miles 4/24/2011
East Fork yurt -- Uintas Uintas 1 3.6 miles 4/17/2011
T-Bone Trail -- St. George St. George 1 4 miles 4/10/2011
Rocky Peak, Oquirrh Mountains Oquirrh Mountains 5 7 miles 11/21/2010
Delicate Arch - Arches National Park Arches National Park 1 4 miles 11/14/2010
Loop Trail -- Natural Bridges National Monument Natural Bridges National Monument 3 7.8 miles 11/7/2010
Rock Castle -- Salt Lake County Salt Lake County 5 3 miles 10/31/2010
Parleys Canyon Trailhead Salt Lake County 5 2.8 miles plus 10/24/2010
Bullfrog Marina Nature Trail Lake Powell 3 1.5 miles 10/17/2010
Jeremy Ranch 24-7 Trail Summit County 1 4 miles 10/10/2010
Pine Hollow -- American Fork Canyon Utah County 3 3.6 miles 10/3/2010
Clegg Canyon Trail - Daniels Canyon 3 8.5 miles 9/26/2010
Island Lake - Uinta Mountains Uinta Mountains 3 6 miles 9/19/2010
Bunting Trail - Kanab 1 2.4 miles 9/12/2010
East Basin, Uintas Uintas 3 28 miles 9/5/2010
Gooseberry Trail and White Rim Overlook - Canyonlands Canyonlands 5 4.8 miles 8/29/2010
Burch Hollow - Terraces loop Mill Creek Canyon, Wasatch Range 3 6.4 miles 8/22/2010
Wall Lake - Uintas Unitas 1 3.2 miles 8/15/2010
Fossil Discovery Trail Uintah County 1 0.75 miles 8/8/2010
Reynolds Peak, Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Mountains 3 5.5 miles 8/1/2010
Maple Canyon Loop Trail Sanpete County 3 2.5 miles 7/31/2010
Rosevere Point 3 5.2 miles 7/25/2010
Old Ephraim's Grave -- Logan Canyon Logan Canyon 5 11.8 miles 7/11/2010
Days Canyon -- Hobble Creek Canyon 3 4.2 miles 7/4/2010
Silver Lake -- American Fork Canyon Utah County 3 4 miles 6/27/2010
Mule Hollow Big Cottonwood Canyon 3 2.4 miles 6/20/2010
Mollie's Nipple, Pump Ridge, Hobble Creek Canyon Utah County 3 6.5 miles 6/13/2010
Eagle Canyon Arch -- San Rafael Swell San Rafael Swell 1 4.8 miles 6/6/2010
Jacks Mountain mailboxes Salt Lake County 3 3.2 miles 5/30/2010
Capitol Reef National Park: Grand Wash Capitol Reef National Park 1 4 miles 5/23/2010
Radio towers hike Salt Lake County 0 5/16/2010
Corona and Bowtie arches -- Moab 1 2.5 miles 5/9/2010
Capitol Reef: Frying Pan Trail Capitol Reef National Park 3 3.2 miles 5/2/2010
Moab Rim Trail -- Moab Moab 3 8 miles 4/26/2010
Spring Creek Canyon - Iron County Iron County 1 2.8 miles 4/18/2010
Three Ponds -- Snow Canyon State Park Southwest Utah 1 3.3 miles round trip 4/11/2010
Panorama Trail -- Kodachrome Basin
 State Park 1 3.7 miles 11/1/2009
Five Mile Wash -- 
Wayne County Wayne County 1 3.4 miles 10/25/2009
Shoreline Trail (Terrace Hills Drive access) to Old Cars Salt Lake County 1 2.4 miles 10/18/2009
Fifth Water (or Hot Pots) Utah County 1 4.8 miles 10/3/2009
Forest Lake - 
American
 Fork Canyon Utah County 1 3.8 miles 9/27/2009
Skull Crack Trail,
 Causey Reservoir Weber County 3 4.6 miles 9/20/2009
Little Black Mountain Salt Lake County 5 7.4 miles 9/11/2009
Red Butte Peak Salt Lake County 3 2.6 miles 9/6/2009
Hat Shop -- Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park 3 3.7 miles 8/21/2009
Thornton Hollow Daniels Canyon Wasatch County 1 4.2 miles 8/14/2009
Peekaboo-Queens Garden Loop - Bryce Canyon Bryce Canyon 3 5.5 miles 8/7/2009
Emigration Canyon-Miners Trail Emigration Canyon 3 4.8 miles 7/31/2009
Left Fork of Huntington Canyon Manti-La Sal National Forest 1 5.4 miles 7/26/2009
Dixie National Forest Lost Hunter loop trail Cedar City 1 2.42 miles 7/17/2009
Center Canyon to Clegg Canyon Wasatch County 3 1.36 miles 7/12/2009
Crimson Trail Logan Canyon 1 2.1 miles 7/5/2009
Intrepid Trail System, Dead Horse Point State Park Southeast Utah 1 1.1 to 9 miles 6/28/2009
Fiery Furnace Arches National Park 3 2 miles 6/21/2009
Doughnut Falls Salt Lake County 1 1.5 miles 6/14/2009
Parrish Canyon Trail Davis County 3 4 miles 6/7/2009
Short Stansbury Island hike Davis County 3 3.4 miles 5/29/2009
Tower Arch La Sal Mountains 3 2.6 miles 5/22/2009
Stansbury Island Trail loop Davis County 3 5.8 miles 5/17/2009
Fisher Towers Southeast Utah 5 4.2 miles 5/10/2009
Negro Bill Canyon Southeast Utah 3 4.4 miles 5/3/2009
Lakeside Trail, Antelope Island State Park Northern Utah 1 5.6 miles 10/18/2008
Petrified Forest Trail - Escalante Petrified Forest State Park Southern Utah 3 2 10/10/2008
Foreman Hollow Nature Trail - Heber City Northeast Utah/ Uintas 3 3.3 miles 10/5/2008
The Notch - Uinta Mountains Northeast Utah/ Uintas 3 4.6 miles 9/27/2008
Bench Lake - Uinta Mountains Northeast Utah/ Uintas 1 5.4 miles 9/20/2008
Jardine Juniper trail - Logan Canyon Northern Utah 3 8.8 miles - for shady route 9/12/2008
Stewarts Cascades - Provo Canyon Central Utah 1 3.4 miles 9/7/2008
Cherry Canyon Logging Trail Wasatch Canyons 5 7.8 8/31/2008
Bells Canyon waterfalls - Wasatch Mountains Wasatch Canyons 3 5.08 miles 8/21/2008
Murdock Peak Wasatch Canyons 5 4.5 miles 8/14/2008
Round Lake - Uinta Mountains Northeast Utah/ Uintas 5 6 miles 8/7/2008
Canyon Rim Trail - Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area Northeast Utah/ Uintas 1 8.7 miles 7/31/2008
White Pine Lake, Logan Canyon Northern Utah 3 7 Miles 7/24/2008
Dale Peak Wasatch Canyons 5 5.2 7/17/2008
Nobletts Creek Trail - Uinta Mountains Northeast Utah/ Uintas 1 2 miles 7/10/2008
Brown Duck Trail - Uinta Mountains in the Ashley National Forest Northeast Utah/ Uintas 3 7.5 miles 7/3/2008
Wind Cave in Logan Canyon Northern Utah 3 3.2 miles 6/12/2008
The Living Room and nearby ridgeline loop Wasatch Canyons 3 4.2 miles 6/5/2008
Lava Flow Overlook and Trail/Butterfly Trail Southern Utah 1 1.2 miles one way 5/22/2008
Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyon trail loop Southeast Utah 5 8.3 miles 5/15/2008
Navajo Knobs and Rim Overlook Trails - Capitol Reef National Park Southern Utah 5 9.2 miles 1/3/2008
Golden Throne Trail - Capitol Reef National Park Southern Utah 3 4 miles 12/27/2007
Tibble Fork/Mill Canyon Trails - Utah County Central Utah 5 7 miles 12/20/2007
Syncline Trail Loop - Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park Southeast Utah 5 8.3 miles 12/13/2007
Chimney Rock Trail - Capitol Reef National Park Southern Utah 3 3.7 miles 12/6/2007
Mesa Arch Trail - Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky District Southeast Utah 1 1/2 mile loop 11/29/2007
Frary Peak Trail - Antelope Island State Park Northern Utah 5 6.8 miles 11/22/2007
Escalante River Trail Southern Utah 1 5 miles 11/15/2007
Thaynes Canyon loop - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 5.75 miles 11/1/2007
Mount Aire Trail - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 3.75 miles 10/25/2007
Ogden Canyon Overlook Trail - Weber County Northern Utah 3 5 miles 10/18/2007
Great Western Trail to Bald Mountain - East Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 6.8 miles 10/11/2007
Ridge Trail 157 loop - Utah Wasatch Counties Central Utah 3 6.2 miles 10/4/2007
Gobblers Knob from Butler Fork - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 8.4 miles 9/27/2007
Highline Trail to Packard Lake - Uinta Mountains Northeast Utah/ Uintas 3 8.2 miles 9/13/2007
Timpooneke Trail to Emerald Lake - Utah County Central Utah 5 12.9 miles 9/6/2007
Lofty Lake Loop Trail - Uinta Mountains Northeast Utah/ Uintas 5 4.2 miles 8/30/2007
Clayton Peak - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 6.2 miles 8/16/2007
The Canyons Resort trails - Summit County Northeast Utah/ Uintas 3 5.4 miles 8/9/2007
Millvue Peak - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 5 miles 8/2/2007
Five lakes loop at Brighton - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 6.7 miles 7/19/2007
Circle All Peak - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 3.4 miles 7/12/2007
Bowman Trail to Baker Spring - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 7 miles 6/28/2007
Great Western Trail to Big Mountain - East Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 5 miles 6/21/2007
Battle and Grove Creek Trails Central Utah 5 8.5 miles 6/7/2007
North Canyon Trail - Davis County Northern Utah 5 6.8 miles 5/31/2007
Ghost Falls North & South Trails - Salt Lake County Wasatch Canyons 3 6.2 miles 5/17/2007
White Rock Loop Trail - Antelope Island State Park Northern Utah 5 7.5 miles 5/10/2007
Upper Corner Canyon Road to Jacobs Ladder Trail - Salt Lake County Wasatch Canyons 5 8 miles 5/3/2007
Grove Creek Trail - Utah County Central Utah 3 4 miles 4/26/2007
Holbrook Canyon Trail - Davis County Northern Utah 3 4 miles 4/19/2007
Devils Garden Trail to Double O Arch - Arches National Park Southeast Utah 3 5.5 miles, including Navajo and Partition Arches 4/5/2007
Silver Fork - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 3.85 miles 3/22/2007
Desolation Trail to Salt Lake Valley Overlook Wasatch Canyons 1 4.48 miles 3/15/2007
Catherine Pass winter trail - Little Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 4.35 miles 3/1/2007
Bowman Trail to White Fir Pass - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 4.2 miles 2/22/2007
Doughnut Falls - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 3.14 miles 2/15/2007
Greens Basin Trail - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 2.9 miles 2/1/2007
Alexander Spring, Sheep Trail - Salt Lake County Wasatch Canyons 1 5.3 miles 1/18/2007
USA Bowl - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 3.4 miles 1/4/2007
Fisher Towers Trail - Colorado Riverway Recreation Area Southeast Utah 3 4.5 miles 12/28/2006
Soapstone Basin - Mirror Lake Highway Northeast Utah/ Uintas 3 6 miles 12/21/2006
Scotts Pass - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 4 miles 12/14/2006
Cassidy Arch Trail - Capitol Reef National Park Southern Utah 5 3.5 miles 12/7/2006
Mill D North Fork Trail to Dog Lake - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 4.6 miles 11/30/2006
Alta - Brighton Trail, Grizzly Gulch Wasatch Canyons 3 4.2 miles 11/23/2006
Loop trail, Stansbury Mountains - Tooele County West Desert 5 8.5 miles 11/16/2006
Mill B North Fork Trail - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 5 miles 11/9/2006
Mueller Park Trail - Davis County Northern Utah 2 7 miles 11/2/2006
Mill D North Fork Trail - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 7.5 miles 10/26/2006
Mineral Fork Trail - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 6.2 miles 10/19/2006
Deseret Peak Trail - Tooele County West Desert 4 8.7 10/12/2006
Catherine Pass to Sunset Peak Trail - Little Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 4.4 miles 10/5/2006
Dry Creek Trail - Utah County Central Utah 4 7 miles 9/28/2006
White Rim Overlook - Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky District Southeast Utah 1 1.75 miles 9/21/2006
Naomi Peak Trail - Cache County Northern Utah 2 6.5 miles 9/14/2006
White Pine Lake Trail - Little Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 2 10 miles 9/7/2006
Cecret Lake Trail - Little Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 2 8/24/2006
Clyde Lake (Crystal Lake Trails) - Summit County Northeast Utah/ Uintas 1 4 miles 8/17/2006
Butler Fork Trail - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 7.2 miles 8/10/2006
Maybird Trail - Little Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 7 miles 8/3/2006
Silver Lake Trail Central Utah 3 4.75 miles 7/27/2006
Lake Blanche Trail - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 6.5 miles 7/20/2006
South Willow Lake Trail West Desert 3 7 miles 7/13/2006
Ensign Peak Trail Wasatch Canyons 1 1 mile 7/6/2006
Medina Flat Trail West Desert 1 4.5 miles 6/29/2006
Killyon Canyon Trail Wasatch Canyons 3 6 miles 6/22/2006
Indian Trail Northern Utah 3 4.3 miles 6/15/2006
Taylor Canyon Trail Northern Utah 3 4.70 miles 6/8/2006
Adams Canyon Trail Northern Utah 4 3.75 miles 6/1/2006
Waterfall Canyon Trail Northern Utah 4 2.90 miles 5/25/2006
Corona Arch Trail Southeast Utah 2 2.5 miles 5/18/2006
Farmington Canyon/Sunset Trail Northern Utah 2 3.8 miles 5/11/2006
Parrish Creek Trail Northern Utah 3 4.5 miles 5/4/2006
Stansbury Island Mountain Bike Trail Wasatch Canyons 1 4.8 miles 4/27/2006
White Rock Loop and Elephant Head Trail - Antelope Island State Park Northern Utah 1 8.7 miles 4/20/2006
Big Beacon (Mt. Wire) - Wasatch Front Wasatch Canyons 3 4.25 miles 4/13/2006
Shoreline Trail (Dry Creek access) - Wasatch Front Wasatch Canyons 2 4.5 miles 4/6/2006
Days Fork Trail - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 4 miles 3/30/2006
Red Pine Lake Trail - Little Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 6.18 miles 3/23/2006
Neffs Canyon Trail - Wildcat Ridge Wasatch Wasatch Canyons 5 5 miles 3/16/2006
Great Gallery, Horseshoe Canyon Southeast Utah 3 6.5 miles 3/9/2006
Kenney Creek Trail - Mueller Park in Bountiful Northern Utah 5 4 miles 3/2/2006
Hidden Pinyon Trail - Snow Canyon State Park Southern Utah 3 1.5 miles 2/23/2006
Porter Fork Trail - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 5.2 miles 2/16/2006
Wheeler Creek Trail - Cache National Forest Northern Utah 3 4.75 miles 2/9/2006
Solitude Nordic Center - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 20 kilometers of ski track; 10k of snowshoe trail 2/2/2006
Alpine Loop Road - Uinta National Forest Central Utah 3 5.7 miles 1/26/2006
Beaver Creek Trail, Wasatch-Cache National Forest Northeast Utah/ Uintas 1 12 miles for entire stretch 1/19/2006
Pipeline Trail - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 5 miles 1/12/2006
Emerald Pools, Zion National Park Southern Utah 3 1.2 to Lower, 2 to Middle, 0.6 to Upper from Midd 1/5/2006
Donkey Ridge Trail - Wasatch Mountain State Park Northeast Utah/ Uintas 1 3 miles 12/29/2005
Mormon Pioneer Trail - East Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 4.5 miles 12/22/2005
Hickman Bridge - Capitol Reef National Park Southern Utah 3 2 miles 12/15/2005
Terraces Trail - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 From turn around, 3 miles 12/8/2005
City Creek Trail - City Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 5.5 miles 12/1/2005
Ferguson Canyon - Wasatch Front Wasatch Canyons 3 3.5 miles 11/24/2005
Avenues Twin Peaks - Wasatch Front Wasatch Canyons 3 4 miles 11/17/2005
Bell Canyon Trail - Bells Canyon Wasatch Canyons 1 3 miles 11/10/2005
Rattlesnake Gulch and Pipeline Trails - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 3.8 miles 11/3/2005
Frary Peak, Antelope Island State Park Northern Utah 3 6.5 miles 10/27/2005
Sentry Peak, Antelope Island State Park Northern Utah 3 7 miles 10/20/2005
Mount Olympus Trail - Mount Olympus Wilderness area Wasatch Canyons 5 7 miles 10/13/2005
Dog Lake - Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 5 miles 10/6/2005
Twin Lakes Reservoir, Solitude Lake and Silver Lake - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 4.8 miles 9/29/2005
Grandeur Peak, Mill Creek Canyon Wasatch Canyons 5 6.5 miles 9/22/2005
Snake Creek Pass - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 4.5 miles 9/15/2005
Mormon Pioneer Trail - East Canyon drainage Northeast Utah/ Uintas 1 4 miles 9/8/2005
Lambs Canyon Trail - Lambs Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 3 1/4 miles 9/1/2005
Lake Mary/Martha/Catherine and Dog Lake Trail - Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 4.2 mile 8/25/2005
Willow Heights Trail, Big Cottonwood Canyon Wasatch Canyons 3 1 1/2 miles 8/18/2005
Desolation Trail to Salt Lake Overlook, Mill Creek Wasatch Canyons 3 4 8/11/2005
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Thornton Hollow Daniels Canyon

Region: Wasatch County

Destination: Meadow

Distance: 4.2 miles

Time: 2 hours

Elevation Gain: 1,329 feet

Dog Allowed: Yes

Restrooms: No

Biking: Yes

Difficulty: Easy
 

First published Friday, August 14, 2009

(Nate Carlisle | The Salt Lake Tribune)

This trail takes you through a narrow canyon with lush, green woods and a creek. The end point is a meadow where sheep range for part of the year. Posted signs say the trail is 3 miles in each direction, but a handheld GPS says it is 2.1 miles. There is a steep elevation gain at the start, then the trail is more gradual. The trail crisscrosses the creek throughout. The creek may be high in the spring. Be prepared to get your feet wet. On the way back, you will have views of Daniels Canyon and mountains to the east. And watch for moose and other large animals on the trail and the ridges.

Getting there: From Heber, take U.S. Highway 40 south 12 miles. The trailhead marker is on the west side of the road, just a few feet from the highway. You must park on the highway shoulder. Be careful. Highway 40 is a busy road with fast traffic.
Nate Carlisle and Amy Lewis