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Adams Canyon


Highlights:

3.5 mile hike Beautiful 40 foot waterfall
Near:Kaysville, UT
Scenery:
Distance:3.5 miles round trip
Elevation Gain:1187 ft
Hike Time:2 hours
Difficulty:Moderate
Trail Condition:OK, but a few difficult spots
HikeType:Out and Back



Summary: This is one on my Favorite hikes and is a very popular hiking trail in Davis County. This trail is popular due to its accessibility and the scenic beauty of the beautiful 40 foot waterfall at the end of the trail. In the first half mile you will climb over 500 feet. After you cross the shoreline trail you will drop some to the creek level then you will rise about 800 additional feet over the next .8 miles. The trail follows the North Fork of Holms creek through shady scrub oak and majestic white pine. The largest evergreen tree I have seen in Utah I found long this trail. You will cross the creek twice once on a sad old bridge that badly needs replacing and at the end by stepping on the rocks. The water fall at the end is spectacular, take some time to stand in the spray and cool off before heading back down the trail.
Trailhead: To find the trail head take hwy 89 north to Layton, turn right on East 1200 North road then immediately turn right on Eastside road. Near the end of eastside road you will see a dirt parking area. This is the trail head parking. (Lat:41.066275 Lon:-111.909903)
Trail Guides for Adams Canyon :
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  26 other hikes on this site
Trail Reviews  Page 1 of 8   Submit your own review
Reviewed by Squishy Housley on 2/17/2010
I Hiked this in the Winter with my friends and was surprised at how easy it was.. definitely a good hike for little kids to get them interested in the outdoors. The water Fall was Half frozen and the trail was mostly packed down but it was extremely beautiful from a photographers standpoint the whole canyon was picture perfect covered snow .. if you plan on a winter hike take a lot of water just in case and some shoes with tread some of the steeper up hill parts we kind of slippery. All in all it awesome

Reviewed by Tracy on 2/9/2010
I love this hike! one time me and my friends got lost but we found our way and it was the best time ever! :D

Reviewed by Eric on 2/5/2010
I've done this hike well over 12 times over the years. It has some difficult parts like the switchbacks at the first and the large rock further up the trail. The trail condition has been improved within the last 10 years. The first part of the hike was a steep, sandy wash that was fixed to prevent errosion. One of the better hikes in the area.

Reviewed by Viewer on 10/23/2009
I love this hike. We went earlier this month and it was so pretty! It wasn't as hard as the first time I went. The waterfall is so worth it!

Reviewed by Teresa on 10/6/2009
This is more of a difficult hike then a moderate. We did get detoured when we came up to the water but someone showed us the correct path that hugs the water. We didn’t make it all the way up because we arrive to the big rock and the rocks were too slippery so we played it safe.

Reviewed by JC on 10/1/2009
Hiked this last night. Nice and cool. Our first snow of the fall season. There was about a 1/4 inch up at the waterfall. 2 hours? Nope, I made it up to the waterfall in 43 minutes. (on wet rocks) Probably took me 20 minutes to go down. There is a trail that goes to the left a little before the bridge crossing. Does anyone know where it goes?

Reviewed by AC on 9/5/2009
Their is a new bridge built across the river, but the old one has an easier trail. We just got back from hiking it with our 4 kids ages 9months, 3 years, 5 years and 7 years old. We are tired, but kids can do anything, they are amazing! Watch out for wasps, my boy got stung 4 times!! But it was great, we want to make it a family yearly tradition.

Reviewed by Gautam on 7/24/2009
Great Hike ........The water water fall at the end is Beautiful


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