This is a fun, fairly short (3.75 miles round-trip), fairly steep hike. There is not much shade, so early morning, or during cool times of year would be best. I hiked mid day and it was a bit warm, and I used all of 2 liters of water that I brought. This was the "Hike of the week" in the Salt Lake Tribune for June 12, 2014. I have also heard this hike called "
The Flintstones Livingroom" or "
The Furniture." The trailhead is just to the right of Red Butte Gardens. (gps coordinates are: N40* 45.723' W 111* 49.435') To get there Take Foothill Boulevard to Wakara Way all the way to the top, and turn right on Colorow Drive. You can see the trailhead immediately on your left. Just park along the road and head up the trail. The trail zigzags through some trees for a few minutes, then crosses the Bonneville Shoreline trail. A short distance after crossing the Bonneville Shoreline trail, take a left, heading North, then East. you will be just outside Red Butte Gardens property for a while. At the back of Red Butte Gardens you will see trails headed in many directions. Backtrack maybe 50 feet, and head up a trail that zigzags up to the ridge line. When you get to the ridge line, you will see a prominent outcropping of rock, called "
The Finger." (Gps coordinates N 40* 45.888' W 111* 48.986.') Follow the ridge line up towards the finger. The trail goes near the finger, so you may just as well scramble up the rocks to the finger, to see a great view. Then get back on the trail and head farther on up the ridge line until you get to
"The Livingroom." Have a seat on some of the surprisingly -comfortable furniture and enjoy the view! The love seat was taken up by a couple apparently on their first date from the snatches of conversation that I heard. They did not leave until a bug crawled on her and she screamed, but by then I was also ready to leave! This would be an incredible place to watch the sun set, but you would need a good light to get back down! You can go back the way you came, but I found a trail that went down to the gulch to the South and went that way instead. The area is full of cool geocaches you can do along the way. A geocache called "The Furniture" GC445 is above the Livingroom. It s a good one, and has a great view.
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| View from a point before climbing up to "the Finger." |
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| The Finger |
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| Trekking poles taking a well-deserved rest on chair. |
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| View of Kennecott Copper Mine in the distance |
I've heard so many people talk about this one, I really need to do it!
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