Glassman Pond

Glassman Pond is small pond located in Ogden. It is really pretty and offers a nice, easy stroll through some pretty forest. It is also a good spot for fishing, I understand. After our stroll around Beus Pond we still wanted to do more nature, but we still had the threat of rain, so another short loop seemed like a good option.

Quick Details:

Length: From the trailhead we used, about .4 mile loop.
Difficulty: DR3. Easy and flat. The TH we used had a 26 ft staircase, but the alternate TH probably doesn’t.
Elevation Gain: About 26 feet.
Restroom: No.
Dogs? Yes, but they must remain leashed.

To Get Here:

From the south, take HW89 to Harrison BLVD. Follow that to 4600 S. Turn left. About a 10th of a mile down you will see a staircase going down on the right. There is an additional trailhead if you continue down 4600 S.another thousand feet or so.

The Trail:

The staircase down at the trailhead.

After descending the stairs we met a fence. Well that is not very promising.

The dogs decided to go right this time, so we went around counter clockwise. The trail is a little thinner and over grown back here.

Pretty blue flowers.

Pretty wild forest.

Little glimpse of pond.

Big fallen tree.

Oh, finally a view of the pond.

Duckies!

Okay, so, the south end is fenced off, but the north end has access to the pond, including a couple docks,

View from the 2nd dock.

Panoramic.

Some fish.

The pond again.

Nice and green here.

Primrose.

I love the lily pads! I might have to come back when the flowers bloom.

Baby duckies!

It is really neat to see how tightly grouped they can stay when they are swimming across the pond.

More lily pads.

Another panoramic.

The 3rd fishing dock. They all look generally like this.

More lily pads.

The furthest west dock offers a nice view of the mountains above and Beus Canyon to the right there.

Big fallen tree.

Special fishing regulations here.

This is where the alternate trail head will join the loop around the pond. Looks like it will add about 2/10 of a mile.

On the west side of the lake the fence is back. I imagine this is to protect the local waterfowl as it is marshier on this side.

The trail is a little thinner again too.

Couple spots where the foliage opens up and you can see the lake from the south side.

Nice and green!

Back to the staircase. It’s super easy, but if you want, or need, they can be avoided by using the other trailhead.

The pond below from the top of the stairs.

That was a great little adventure! It was definitely less crowded than Beus Pond, but there was less wildlife and I didn’t like that half of it was fenced off. However it was really pretty and I loved the lily pads and the extra solitude. Going with 7 out of 10 squirrels. If you still have a little bit of energy, head on over to the nearby Beus Pond. it’s only about 3 minutes away.

As for difficulty, For the most part is is generally flat and pretty easy. Trail is thinner, but not bad. Stairs can be avoided by using the alternate trailhead going with a DR3.

Dogs are allowed, but they must remain leashed. Please remember to clean up after your furry friends.