The Living room trail is awesome. The hike is moderately steep and moderately difficult. Hiking up to the Living room is about 1-1.5 miles, its a lot better coming down than going up. Some parts of the trail are kinda narrow, and we went right after a storm so it was somewhat washed out and muddy towards the bottom of the trail. The lookout point is called āLiving Roomā because of several rock formations and rockpiles that resemble couches, chairs, and even a coffee table of sorts. From Living room you can easily see a majority of the Salt Lake Valley. This hike is especially beautiful at sunrise, sunset, and even at night when you can see all the lights...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreThe Living Room trail has been a staple of my college experience. It's about 20 to 30 minutes to the Living Room site, which is a bunch of big flattish rocks on Red Butte. Short enough to do any morning or evening, but long enough to feel like a good hike and get fantastic views of the valley. It can be accessed from a few different trails but generally, go up behind the Natural History Museum and stay on trails that go up the prominent Red Butte. Pictures are actually from a trail a few...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreSuch a cool hike right in our Salt Lake City backyard! Very popular trail, so expect to not be alone especially if you're going at sunset time it's sure to be packed. But still really cool hike just minutes from SLC.
It is a little strenuous and if you go in the heat of a summers day being water and sunscreen! Much of the trail is very exposed and it can get relaly hot.
Once you get to "the top", explore more! Go higher! You can follow the ridge all the way to the north...
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