Neffs Canyon Trail is a 7 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Mounthaven, Utah that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
The off line map is recommended to get oriented as several users have reported that this trail is not well marked and/or that there may be poor cell reception in this area.
Utah Travel Council, Council Hall, P.O. Box 147420 , Salt Lake City, UT, 84114, Phone: 801-538-1030, travel@utah.com
Directions from Salt Lake City: Head east toward Mill Creek Canyon on 3800 South Wasatch Blvd. At the first stop sign (Parkview Dr., 3700 East) turn right and go 1.1 miles to Parkview Terrace (4175 East 4245 South). Turn left and continue to White Way (4275 South 4260 East), turn right heading generally eastward and uphill to the end of the road. The trailhead is marked and the trail begins as a rocky jeep road. The drive takes you through a residential area. Please be courteous of others and their property. No parking after 10:00 PM.
January 16, 2021What a beautiful hike. Micro spikes are needed to traverse some of the icier parts. Strava had me at 3.8 miles before I had to turn around due to lack of snow shoes. God bless the people who trudged thru the snow and created the path. They had it much more difficult than I did. All in all a breathtaking experience if you can handle the climb!
January 15, 2021
January 10, 2021Got within 1600 feet of the top. Used snow shoes. Trail is now cut decently well for the time being until the next snow fall! Someone please finish it!!
January 10, 2021Still very low snow, trail is packed and ice. Decent hike.
January 9, 2021Nice little outing... I’m all about yak tracks! Others seem to be ok without them, it depends on how well you know your limits
January 9, 2021Trail was great today. Not many people out especially before 10:30 am or so. You should probably have spikes or something after about halfway up. The last third of the hike was basically empty but I would recommend spikes and poles if you have them. I only made it to wildcat ridge today, after that you’d probably want snow shoes. The snow was mid thigh deep and there were no tracks from previous hikers to pack the snow down so I turned back.
January 9, 2021trail was pretty easy to navigate up to the meadow. after that it was less trodden and more difficult. We ended up turning back before the top, but if you have snowshoes you should be able to make it.
January 3, 2021Hiked this a couple of days ago, there were barely any people. Use spikes!
December 12, 2020There was a few inches of snow on the ground and it got pretty slippery towards the top but most of the trail was nice and peaceful. Didn’t see anyone until about 9:30 am. Overall, great winter hike.
December 6, 2020Steep, ice and snow on the trail and cold. Not much traffic this morning.
November 30, 2020got cold in the canyon without the sun. lots of dogs., not as scenic as I expected.
November 21, 2020November 17, 2020Great wide trail with space for your dogs but after the first mile it gets narrow and more remote. Really enjoyed it! The trail started icy around 10:30am but by noon on my way down had turned slushy except for the last wider part which was well worn and still icy. Bring yak tracks. Saw deer tracks on the trail. Beautiful meadowy basin at the end covered in snow!
November 5, 2020November 2, 202011/2: what a great hike! The first part is busy with people, but I only saw three others on my way up/down after that. It was pretty cold this morning (7-9:00) before the sun came over the ridge, and there’s snow after the first 3/4 or so, but it’s not slippery. The views of the mountains are amazing and the meadow is super cool! (You get to look down on Mount Olympus and over the valley)
October 29, 2020September 21, 2020September 19, 2020I had the mountain all to myself for a few hours by getting up several hours before dawn. This was my first time hiking to the back of Neff’s Canyon. I first climbed onto the Wildcat Ridge before heading back down to the pass into Millcreek. Lots of newly toppled trees on the Millcreek side. The leaves in Thayne Canyon were incredible. I bet they’ll be even better next week.
September 10, 2020September 6, 2020September 4, 2020Good hike that’s super close to SLC. Elevation gain was true to map - the way down was a bit more tough (on the knees) and quite some loose rocks/dirt. Great place for the pups too!
September 3, 2020August 28, 2020August 27, 2020Rejtn
