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Quick Details:
Length: About 2.8 miles out and back.
Trail Type: Out and back with longer loop options.
Difficulty: DR4 This is certainly a climb! But not too bad.
Elevation Gain: About 1500 feet.
Restroom: There are flush toilets at the TH. They do close them during the winter months.
Dogs? Yes, leashed. Please clean up after your furry friends.
Other Info: This trail goes into private property that they still allow us to hike on. Help keep this trail open by respecting the land and by staying out of areas that are marked as off limits.
To Get Here:
Use the 29th street trailhead. Take i15 to 31th St exit in Ogden, head east. On Washington scooch north 3 blocks to 28th St. After the high school, which blocks 29th st on Harrison, use any street to go south 1 block to 29th street. Head east until you hit the mountain, turn right to the 29th St Trailhead. There is ample parking here.
The Trail:
The large parking lot.
Uhm, wow, it is really busy today. I don’t think I have ever seen this many people on this trail. Crap, I hope this wasn’t a mistake.
Trailhead kiosk.
There are a couple trail options, but they are all clearly signed. Stay left for the first bit down here.
Nice wide trail heading up to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail (BST).
Taper-tip onions. I think they are quite pretty.
Before long you will reach the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Go right to keep heading uphill.
More flowers.
Malans Peak.
Cacti.
Before long you will cross the property line for TR Guest Ranch. As you can see, it says ‘Public Welcome’ so you are not trespassing. Just remember that you are on private property though and treat it with respect.
A different type of wild snapdragon.
Amazing view of the Ogden Valley.
Looking up towards the peak again.
Ben Lomond to the north.
The BST is very wide, but does not offer a lot of shade.
More of the onions.
Amazing view again.
The old water towers.
Shortly after the water towers the BST veers into Waterfall canyon.
Little glimpse of the creek that we can hear roaring below. I am taking this as a good sign, normally you don’t hear it until you reach it.
The canyon above.
The BST on the other side of the canyon. You can take that out towards Strong's Canyon and even Beus Canyon.
Whoa!!! The creek is absolutely gushing! I have a good feeling about the waterfall today.
The first bridge. This is about halfway.
The creek going down.
Right after the bridge you will come to a 4 way intersection, you will want to go left. Right will continue along the BST, and forward goes into private area. Be sure not to cross into it.
Old wooden pipe.
Little waterfall above the 2nd bridge.
The 2nd bridge.
Creek raging below.
Normally I would not be at all concerned about this creek, but right now, even this tiny creek looks really dangerous! Keep an eye on your kids and pets!
Shortly above the 2nd bridge you will come to the first rock slide area.
Beautiful green canyon.
Very rocky trail.
I love these little knotholes.
The sound we can hear of the creek tells me there is a waterfall, or at least a good cascade hiding behind those trees.
Here is the rest of that broken tree across the trail. It must be fairly recent it still has green leaves on it. Probably from one of the recent storms.
Cliffs above.
Super rocky through here.
2nd rock slide area.
Then you will come to the rock face to work around. It’s really easy to do so.
It also offers a great view down canyon.
The trail is generally right next to the creek for the rest of the way.
A little spring.
The creek is absolutely gushing! It is really bizarre compared to what we are used to so I have a feeling the waterfall is going to be amazing!
I believe these are thimbleberry flowers. Similar to raspberries, they grow all over our canyons. They are edible, but do not transport well, which is why you don’t find them in stores.
*Disclaimer: Don’t eat anything some random dude on the internet says is edible. Particularly without doing your own research.
The creek has overflowed onto the trail. Oi. Hint: That little bypass on the right will skip SOME of the wet, but not a lot of it.
Back to the main trail, and more mud.
Rocky trail.
Itty bitty waterfall.
Another itty bitty waterfall.
I kind of joked with Landis earlier that the water on the trail is about what we normally see in the creek bed, but here that is not far from the truth, to be honest.
Little cascade.
Rock slide number 3. I am not 100% sure, but I think this one is new. Though it’s been a couple years since we have done this trail without snow on it.
The canyon opens up a little to this beautiful forest. This signals that you are getting close.
The creek again.
Beautiful.
First glimpse of the waterfall. Picture didn’t quite do it justice but WOW!!!
The creek again.
Cliffs above.
3rd and final creek crossing. This means you are seriously just about there! I used to think this was well, unnecessary, but today, yea, much appreciated.
Just on the other side of it and WHOA!!!!
The final stretch is probably the worst of it. Rocky and steep, but it’s not too horrible.
Wow! I didn’t think this waterfall could be so amazing as it is right now. This is absolutely incredible! And, we still can’t even see it all yet.
Holy freaking cow!!!! Now this, this is a freaking impressive waterfall!!! I must say, right now, it rivals Stewart Cascades and even Bridal Veil Falls! This is absolutely amazing!!! It looks like the winter version, but flowing!
The flow is so high that almost the entire clearing below was in a constant shower. Which honestly felt pretty nice haha.
Such a beautiful waterfall.
For comparison, here is what it looked like in June of 2015. And December 2018
View down canyon.
There were more people up here than we are used to, but it’s not quite as bad as I thought it would be, considering the throngs of people we passed.
Detail.
The initial drop.
Absolutely incredible.
Looking up. I always refer to that spire on the left as Dr. Seuss Peak. It’s a little more curly from other angles.
Vertical panoramic.
I took a quick video from here as well.
The waterfall again.
View down canyon again.
This waterfall is absolutely incredible right now!
The main drop again.
Another vertical panoramic.
The creek heading down the canyon.
Well, we had our fun but we had a family event to head on towards so it was time to head on down.
Near the top of the canyon is another private section for TR Guest Ranch. please respect their rights and stay on this side of the chains. As an aside, I am pretty sure that road is new.
Rapids below the main falls.
Back down to the the 3rd bridge.
Cliffs above.
The creek again.
More thimbleberries.
Where the creek overflows onto the trail.
Looking up in the forest.
Said forest.
Turkey vulture hunting above.
View below again.
Through the first rock slide. We were running a little behind schedule so were kind of double timing it down the mountain.
The 2nd bridge.
Old wooden pipe.
1st bridge.
Cascades above it.
Heading down. Left is the BST and is the direct route back to the TH. Right is the BST Scenic Route. You can take it as a loop, or if it is December, you can take it to the BST Christmas Tree.
View below.
Random lizard. It freaked me out because I almost stepped on it. I don’t think I could have forgiven myself if I had. Watch where you are going little buddy!
I think this is penstemon.
Old water towers. Almost back to the trailhead.
Ben Lomond again.
Mulans Peak.
Leaving the TR Guest Ranch and entering BLM land.
The first trail split after the fence probably gets you back, but I always make note that it is the 2nd trail split that we took on the way up.
Back to the trailhead.
Neat mammatus clouds.
As I mentioned, we have done this trail quite a few times, but this was my favorite trip up here it was absolutely spectacular! The waterfall was the most impressive that I have ever seen! It was absolutely worth the climb to see this incredible waterfall again. I am really happy that we decided to come check it out again. It was quite a bit more crowded than I am used to, but we did arrive a little earlier than normal, but still, wow. It was a little Disneyland-ish. I loved the waterfall in it;s full force, but will take 1 squirrel due to the crowds. 9 out of 10 squirrels.
As for difficulty, it was a constant climb, and the last half was fairly rocky, but not the worst. Going with a DR4.
Dogs are allowed, leashed. Please clean up after your furry friend.
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