10 Stunning Hikes near Salt Lake City

The Ferguson Canyon hike is a quick way to get out and away from the city.

The effort on this unique and worthwhile hike puts you on top of one of the tallest and most dramatic peaks in the Wasatch Range.

The trail up Gobblers Knob is a Wasatch classic that offers moderate hiking through aspen groves and into the open alpine.

This is an easy hike up an old road grade through a beautiful drainage lined by rugged alpine peaks.

The Days Fork trail is a little over 7 miles round trip with some good elevation gain through a heavily wooded canyon that opens up into the Alpine as you gain the Little Cottonwood Ridge.

This is a moderate hike that gains access to one of the most scenic lakes in the Wasatch.

The highest peak on a spectacular island in the middle of the Great Salt Lake.

A steep hike through a forested canyon to a high pass, with the option to continue along the ridge to a panoramic summit.

This is a short, moderate hike to one of the most popular lakes in the Wasatch through a nice wooded canyon.

Bells Canyon is a very steep, long trail that takes you past beautiful waterfalls and into the rugged heart of the Wasatch Mountains.