Heugh's Canyon popped up on a random Facebook page I saw. It's not super popular like Donut Falls or Silver Lake, but it definitely should be.
It was beautiful. Shade most of the way, tucked in a small canyon surrounded by dry and rocky mountains. You'd never know this was here. It was like an oasis with a stream running next to trail the whole way, ending in an impressive waterfall, only reached after climbing over a huge rock slide from who knows how many years ago. (Shelley got scraped on her leg and I cut my hand just a teeny tiny bit going over the rocks.) It was so green and lush, Hannah said it reminded her of hikes in Auburn (California) foothills.
The climbing over the rocks, and the constant incline the 1.5 miles (each way) most likely keeps many away.
Some of the reviews heard (from us) were: "Totally worth it!" "Scrambling up and over the huge rocks was an adventure" "One of my favorites"
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| Do Not Stare!!!! |
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| This hike is interesting because it starts at the end of a neighborhood. In fact, you go up the last house's driveway to start the hike! You can see all the lush vegetation as the paved road turns in the trail |
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| View of the Salt Lake Valley from the start of the hike |
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| The dry and rocky surroundings quickly change...... |
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| Into nothing but green......lush.....with the stream off the side of the trail |
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| Hard to see the stream with so many trees and bushes in the way |
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| The view from about half way up. Most of the trail is so covered with trees/bushes, there is no view |
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| These purple flowers were very common along the trail, mixed in with smaller yellow flowers |
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| First of 2 small bridges so we didn't have to get our shoes wet |
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| Nope...this is not the waterfall....just a hint of what's to come |
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| This waterfall reminded us of Gloria Falls, that we hiked last year - a long "staircase" of falls |
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| 2nd bridge. This is where the hiking got really steep....for about 10 minutes. The entire trail was moderately steep, but this last part, was extra steep |
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| When you get to the rock slide, you can really hear the waterfall....but you can't see it. You have to cross the rocks. Just pick a horizontal path, and crouch down low, use your hands and scramble across |
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| Like this..... |
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| At the other end of the rocks, tucked next to a huge rockface, is a small stream with rocks placed just enough that you can walk on them without getting your shoes too wet |
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| Turn the corner and you can see the bottom of the water fall. There is more up top - the water falls all the way down this gully. To get to the top however, you have to go back to the rock slide area and hike UP to the top of it.....We were not that adventurous |
VIDEO of the water fall area
VIDEO of the rock slide area
Great hike and great waterfall!!! We really liked this one
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