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Summary: Just a few miles East of Fernwood park you will find an old Stone cabin This cabin is on National Forest land and is available for public use. The cabin is popular during hunting season and gets occasional use during the summer months. The hike to the cabin is about 1450 feet vertical in about 1.8 miles. The trail is steep and rough. To get to the cabin start at N 41 degrees 05.279' and W 111 degrees 53.873' where you will cross the stream and follow a very well used trail. You should be overlooking the valley soon from this point. Continue to follow this trail which will soon turn due east and become very steep as it heads up the mountain ridge. At 6300 feet you will be in oaks. Continue to the fork which will lead you to an old abandoned cabin with a dirt floor, sheet metal roof and stone walls, elevation 6650 ft. So weather you need a good day hike or want to spend a quite night in the mountains you will find a refuge here in the cabin. Trailhead: To find the trail head take Hwy 89 north to Layton, turn right on East 1500 North road then immediately turn left on Fernwood road. Follow Fernwood road around to Fernwood park. This is the trail head parking. (Lat:41.0883 Lon:-111.9022) Trail Guides for Fernwood Cabin Trail: Best Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer, User Groups: Hikers, Dogs, Ranger Contact: Ogden Ranger District 507 25th Street, Suite 103, Ogden, Utah 84401; 801-625-511 Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Matty Ross, who has posted 25 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Page 1 of 2 Submit your own review 
Reviewed by GUS on 1/16/2008 While I have never been up to this cabin, I do know a few things about it. It was built by my grandfather, Frank Williams and his boys, my uncles. Now it will have been 30+ years ago, but I have pictures of them in the cabin during a deer hunt. Please, for me and my family, keep this cabin nice. 
Reviewed by KDavis on 5/16/2007 The fire last year came to within a few yards of the cabin. The East wall has collapsed, and the cabin is trashed. Too bad. It looks like after the flora grows back in a few years, it would be a great place. 
Reviewed by Kevin on 1/23/2007 great hike in the winter a little bit more challenging, tougher on the legs! 
Reviewed by Viewer on 11/6/2006 This place has been here for about 25 years and has not been vandelized due to lack of public knowledge. The more people who know about it the greater chance for somebody to go up there and wreck it. We would appreciate you removing this hiking trail from this website keeping it a private place for us to continue enjoying.
Reviewed by Shelly on 11/1/2006 Use it! Don't abuse it! Leave it clean for others to enjoy. Beautiful view looks so cool when we get those inversions. You can see this blanket of fog over everything and its so clear and beautiful up there.
Reviewed by Viewer on 9/9/2006 Took my father in law who is in better shape than me. Had a great time---enjoyed the friendly squirrel in the cabin. We got scared and pitched our tents---the father in law toughed it out with the "ROU'S"-----loved telling all my friends about it! He became buddies with the squirrel and kicked him out! Oh yeah 4 hours is about right!
Reviewed by Justin on 8/3/2006 Hiked to the cabin in 4 hrs with my 5 and 8 yr old boys. It was a little more work than they had bargained for but were real excited when we finally found the cabin. We hike in the hot afternoon in July and nearly stepped on two different rattlesnakes on the trail going up.
Reviewed by Dan on 8/2/2006 I highly suggest doing this hike, however not in the middle of winter at night with fresh snowfall. We did that on feb, 20th this year. It was 18 before the sun went down, and you could not find any sort of trail. Therefore we pretty much bushwacked it up to the top. It was very streneous in the fresh snowfall with that steep of terrain. We made it alright though, luckily I dug the door out a week before so it wasn't to bad getting in. In the summer however I suggest going at night or real early morning, not much shade on the trail. The route down to the waterfall is fun in the winter but I agree with the previous comment, to much bushwacking in the summer. KEEP THE CABIN CLEAN !!!!!!! Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: Utah Hiking, Utah Trails, Utah Hikes, Davis County Hiking, Davis County Trails, Davis County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||