Backpacker Magazine: Utah: Backpacking and Camping Trips, Hikes, Adventures, Topo Maps, Aerial Photos.

Salt Lake City: Grandview Peak

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This 8.5-mile out-and-back with an off-trail bonus traverses grassy ridgelines to a rocky summit overlooking the Wasatch Front.

Arches National Park: Park Avenue

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Hike among high-rise sandstone walls and massive fins on this 1.9-miler that's a perfect introduction to Arches National Park.

Salt Lake City: Fifth Water Hot Springs

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Pack your swimsuit for this 5.4-mile round-trip canyon hike leading to a series of steaming, turquoise-blue hot pools and a cascading waterfall.

Capitol Reef National Park: Meeks Mesa

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This 8-mile out-and-back follows old cattle trails to mesa views and isolated campsites just outside Capitol Reef.

Canyonlands National Park: Horseshoe Canyon

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Gape at prehistoric rock art in a towering sandstone canyon on this easy 6.5-mile hike.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Oak Canyon

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Find tranquility and seclusion on this 7.2-mile paddle-hike trip to a lonesome campsite.

Bountiful Peak from Farmington

A hike from Farmington Elementary School, up to the limit of the Davis Creek trail, and bushwacking to the top of Bountiful Peak. Then I traveled north along the ATV road to the Steed Creek overlook and descended via the southwest ridge of Farmington Creek.

Kamas, UT: Naturalist Basin

This 17.5 mile trip spread out over 3 days leaves plenty of time to enjoy the alpine terrain and scenic lakes of the High Uintas and to catch some beautiful brook trout

Moab, UT: Sovereign Singletrack

Rip through 6 miles of rarefied singletrack to a slickrock playground on this jeep-free bike ride just north of Moab.

Springville, UT: city-hike route

A nice city-hike for keeping the ol' legs and lungs strong.

Zion National Park: Angels Landing

This classic dayhike runs up a narrow canyon then along a formidable knife-edge ridge to a giant monolith with mind-boggling redrock views.

Bryce Canyon National Park - Fairyland to Water Canyon

This 7.9-mile one-way thru-hike takes in the best section of the Fairyland Loop Trail, then heads cross-country to finish down a seldom-hiked slickrock stream.

Ultimate Rocky Mountain Destinations

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Disappear into Yellowstone's forgotten peaks. Bag Colorado's most exciting Fourteener. Hike Utah's unknown long trail Our field editors pick 24 epics for your Rockies life list.

Central Rockies: Highline Trail, UT

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Discover Utah's best-kept secret.

America's 10 Most Dangerous Hikes

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Like your life and limbs intact? Then you'd better get skilled before visiting these trails.

Readers' Choice Mountain West Hike: Santa Maria Spring, Grand Canyon NP

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Gaze into the world's most beautiful labyrinth.

Readers' Choice Mountain West: Mr. Bubbles, Yellowstone NP

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Relax in an effervescent bath far from the dayhiking crowds.

Readers' Choice Mountain West Hike: West Maroon Pass, CO

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Trip through kaleidoscopic color amid high-alpine splendor.

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