Name: Mt. Olympus Trail
Rating: 4.6

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Though the trail is quite steep, the well-maintained path is quite easy to follow and can be used year-round.

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Amazing views at the top and a really engaging trail, especially the scramble to the top. The trail is not that long, but the steep grade makes it much harder.

Begin at the parking area off Wasatch Blvd. The trail immediately starts climbing quite steeply up the ridge. It switchbacks frequently up Tolcats Canyon, crossing the drainage about 1.8 miles in. Here the trail get gruelingly steep as it heads up the drainage. Once you pop out of the forest the final push to the summit is steep and there are a few steep drop-offs. Be on your game as you scramble to the top. Once you're at the summit however, the views of the valley below are incredible.

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Land Manager: USFS - Uinta, Wasatch & Cache National Forests Office

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Trail Ratings

4.6 from 57 votes

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4.6 from 57 votes

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Jan 13, 2019 near Mount O…, UT

Looking into the Wasatch from Mt. Olympus

Aug 4, 2015 near Mount O…, UT

Apr 2, 2018 near Mount O…, UT

Arriving at the "Underbelly," the saddle before the scramble to the peak.

Jan 13, 2019 near Mount O…, UT

Jul 28, 2017 near Mount O…, UT

Looking at Salt Lake City from the summit of Mount Olympus

Apr 25, 2015 near Mount O…, UT

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Oct 1, 2024

Anonymous

May 11, 2024

Gerald Murphy

lots of snow up to.

Aug 30, 2023

Jacob Nyfeler

3h 50m

Jun 14, 2023

Robert Frank

Jun 8, 2022

Marshall Berndt

Took an hour break at the top. This trail totally kicked my ass. 6.7mi — 6h 00m

Jun 3, 2022

Viktor Metzler

10h 55m

May 26, 2022

Nell Wesemann

6.7mi — 4h 45m

May 14, 2022

Joseph Gilmore

Jan 29, 2022

Spencer Sharp

Micro spikes recommended but not essential if you are okay with your hands in the snow. Almost everything after the stream is snowy 8mi — 5h 49m

Dec 4, 2021

Kari L

Aug 8, 2021

Ivan Vo

Jul 24, 2021

Andy Tollefson

Jan 20, 2021

Owen Szabo

7mi — 5h 30m

Nov 25, 2020

Kevin Worwood

Tough and rewarding hike with my son. Amazing views of the valley. 8.1mi — 4h 49m

Oct 24, 2020

Private User

Oct 12, 2020

Private User

Aug 23, 2020

Nina E

Aug 8, 2020

Alex Stark

8mi — 5h 08m

Jul 10, 2020

Darren Dash Robinson

wow. first big hike after knee surgery

May 15, 2020

Kyle Smith

8.3mi — 5h 25m

Oct 12, 2019

Ethan Gehl

Sep 2, 2019

Motunrayo Kolawole

Steep 8.3mi — 5h 30m

Aug 31, 2019

Oleg Yarishkin

Jul 28, 2019

trr122

4h 30m

Jul 27, 2019

Phil Bastian

Jun 24, 2019

Max Muecke

Insane amount of bugs. Can't even breath. 3.4mi — 6h 30m

Jun 20, 2019

Stanislav M

Jun 10, 2019

Josh B

Apr 25, 2019

Spencer Sonntag

Jan 13, 2019

Marco Mora-Huizar

This is an awesome hike. This morning there was snow on the scramble up to the peak. 3.4mi

Nov 2, 2018

Katelyn McDowell

With Dottie 1.7mi

Oct 28, 2018

Chase Shaver

Well worth the hike!

Oct 27, 2018

Duayne Balls

Sep 17, 2018

Christian Davis

Aug 30, 2018

Neil Pickers

Aug 9, 2018

Alex Hatcher

3.4mi

Jun 30, 2018

Michael Tomer

Jun 29, 2018

Michael Tomer

Jun 16, 2018

Colby Child

8mi

May 23, 2018

Ch Ahrens

May 20, 2018

Alex Hatcher

May 5, 2018

Daniel Butters

Not a lot of snow for the year. Ascended with Dylan and Chris. Killed my abs on the way down.

May 5, 2018

Shelby Gonzales

May 5, 2018

Jenn Hein

Went just past the saddle and started up the scramble when we thought better of it. Great hike!

Apr 11, 2018

Matthew Funke

Favorite hike in Utah thus far it had some snow after 7000’ but it wasn’t terrible.

Mar 10, 2018

Madeline Craig

Great hike! Took 3 hours wit snow ⛄️ 3.4mi

Feb 13, 2018

Andrew Winslow

Conditions were decent. A lot of compact snow. Happy I had crampons, everyone that had micro spikes turned around. 6.7mi

Feb 7, 2018

Joe Getty

Felt like I walked from Utah into middle earth and then into Narnia. Definitely not an easy hike/climb bring your spikes and poles!

Dec 29, 2017

Erin Valenti

Nov 12, 2017

Naresh Kumar

Great day! There's a saddle about 85.37% of the way up. No snow (other than little patches) up top. Brand new mailbox at the summit for sharing you… 3.4mi

Oct 7, 2017

Andy F

Time accounts for hike up and down. Very steep, but a doable hike for beginners. Great views from both the saddle and peak. 3.3mi

Sep 20, 2017

Cameron Titus

2:20 up, 1:15 down. Rested 35 minutes up top. All trails app screwed up gps tracking. 3.4mi — 2h 20m

Aug 15, 2017

Mford Mford

Jul 16, 2017

Andy Bayles

Jul 16, 2017

Private User

Jun 25, 2017

Daniel Larsen

Includes out and back hike

Jun 17, 2017

The Turk

Jun 9, 2017

Greg Stocker

Mar 18, 2017

Yarixa Zambrano

Jun 21, 2013

chad christensen

Only hiked down this trail. Climbed up the West Slabs and continued to the summit. Great View.

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