Showing posts with label Hiking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hiking. Show all posts

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Spring Hollow Loop




Spring Hollow Logan, Utah
Trailhead elevation:  5,300
Trail open to: Hike, Bike, Snowshoe
Elevation gain: 800
Trailhead outhouse: Yes, At Spring Hollow Campground
Distance: 3 miles round trip
Time: 1-2 hours
Driving directions: From 4th No. and Main in Logan head east towards Logan Canyon. Drive 4.3 miles to Spring Hollow Campground. Park in the visitor parking area. 
Entrance: From the parking area follow the road south through the campground towards 3rd Dam. Continue towards the dam for 1 block, you will see the Spring Hollow Trailhead sign on the left hand side, shortly before the Dam.
Spring Hollow Logan, Utah
Exit: The loop will bring you right back to the campground, but on the No. side. Follow the road through the picnic area back to your car.
The business: The trail follows the Logan River towards the dam then climbs slowly as it winds up the mountain. Great views of the river and Logan Canyon. After about 2.2 miles up you the forest canopy opens into a rock slide. Instead of continuing up the trail, take the lower trail across the slide. After 100 yards the trail drops steeply down towards the spring, Follow the water back down to the campground. Some trail sites have refered to this hike as the Bridger Look Off, it is not The Look Off ends where this hike begins.
Spring Hollow Logan, Utah


** If hiking in the winter bring Yaktraks and a Trekking pole for the descent. While the descent is short (less than 1/4 mile) it is steep, rocky and slippery







Spring Hollow Logan, Utah

Spring Hollow Logan, Utah

Spring Hollow Logan, Utah

Spring Hollow Logan, Utah

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Riverside Nature Trail



Trailhead Elevation: 5,056

Trail Open To: Hikers, dogs, bikes, snowshoe, x-country ski

Elevation Gain: 200'

Trailhead Outhouse: Yes, Restrooms located at beginning and end of trail Spring Hollow Campground & Guinavah Campground

Distance: 2.8 miles round trip

Time: 2 hours

Activities: Birding, fishing

Driving Directions: From Logan turn East on 4th north and drive 6.6 miles to the Spring Hollow Campground on the right side of the road. Park directly across the bridge in the visitor parking.

Entrance: Walk towards restrooms. You will see a wooden bridge on your left hand side. Cross the bridge to begin the trail.

Exit: Return the way you came or leave a car at Guinavah

The Business: This is an interpretive nature trail equipped with benches and informative signs about flora, fauna and early inhabitants of the area. The trail follows the river most of the time as it winds in between 2 campgrounds, Spring Hollow and Guinavah. Both campgrounds are awesome places to stay and play. Campground fees are $19 a day.