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Avenue Twin Peaks over look the Avenues and the University of Utah. The
trail begins at Perrys Hollow Rd 1250 East 640 North in Salt Lake City.
You begin by starting up a jeep track that winds around a ridge to your
first overlook of the city. You can see Mt Vancott clearly from here, as
well as all of the University of Utah, and the Medical Center. The trail
continues up another hill that puts you directly at the base of the Twin
Peaks. Continue to follow the jeep track along the west side of the
twins and this will lead you to a small saddle, were you may climb to
the top of the first Twin. As you reach the top you can see the
Tri-Canyons (Millcreek, Big Cottonwood, and Little Cottonwood), as well
as a nice view of Little Black Mountain, and City Creek Canyon.
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The Panoramic view of the entire valley is just spectacular. It gives
you such a broad perspective of how this was once one of the largest
inland seas in the world. The Indian Paintbrush, and wild Daisy’s were
in full bloom, and the breeze was soft, and cool as we sat up on the
twins and took it all in. You can literally walk in between these two
peaks with just a short jaunt down one peak and up the other. All
over the side of the Peaks
there were these white snail shells.
I think they
were Cephalopods, an ancient
relative to modern day snails. From the Peaks you may
continue on an old jeep track to Little Black Mountain. This
hike was a lot of fun and I will return here to finish the trail to
Little Black Mountain another day. Our decent was a nice evening
hike out, with the sun setting in the west; the sky grew orange and
red, with the clouds streaming along.
Be sure to pack a camera, the views from this trail offer a lot of
opportunity for pictures. The trails in the Avenues are dog
friendly, unlike the watershed-protected trails in the south
canyons, so feel free to bring your four legged friends. The Wasatch
range offers so many different terrains for you to explore, don’t
miss any of them. The exercise, the views, and the peacefulness of
the environment are so soothing and relaxing. What a nice
place to get away from this crazy world we live in. A quite hike is
about the only way to truly get away from it all and experiencing
these mountains for yourself. How lucky we are to have this
beautiful wilderness so close to our city. . . .
Enjoy!
Avenue
Foothills- Perrys Hollow Rd.- Downtown Salt Lake City
Distance to Avenue Twin Peaks- 2 miles
Elevation Gain- 1100 feet to 6291 feet
Hiking Time- 1 hour
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