Mt. Olympus Trail - October 13, 2020

We started the hike at 10:53am.
We took the wrong trail at 11:36, 43 Minutes into the hike.
We took the Bonneville Shoreline Trail by mistake.


General Information

Mount Olympus

Round Trip Mileage: 7
Round Trip Time: 7 Hours
Taylorsville Elevation = 4,301 Feet
Elevation Gain: 4,966 + 4,060
Difficulty Rating: Difficult

  • The trailhead parking area accommodates just 18 cars.
  • Purple quartzite slabs.
  • It's a steep, demanding trail capped by a Class 3 scramble to the rocky summit.
  • How you handle the trail's first 100 yards best predicts whether you'll make it to the summit.
  • Rattlesnakes appear fairly often, both on the trail and on the lower sections of the summit scramble.
  • No exceptionally difficult or technical movements are required.
  • The summit of Mt. Olympus consists of an enormous rockpile of angular quartzite boulders.
  • Do not attempt the summit if there is any chance of lightning or rain.
  • Descending from the rocky summit is generally more dangerous and more time-consuming than the climb up.




Russ Howell & John Gorton

6 Information Photos + 68 Hiking Photos - START

Map of the Wrong Trail We Took
 10:53am
Start Hike
 11:36am
Took The Wrong Trail
3:30pm
Decided to Turn Back
 5:10pm
Trail Marker Where We Went Wrong
 5:35pm
Arrived at the Bottom





A - Mt. Olympus



B - Weather for October 13, 2020, Tuesday - 71 Degrees


C - Map - Park & Ride Meeting Place


D - Map - Park & Ride to Mt. Olympus Trailhead


E - Mt. Olympus Trail - Went The Wrong Way


F - Mt. Olympus Trail - Went The Wrong Way


1 - MtOlympus-20201013_103443-1560x720 - Time: 10:34


2 - MtOlympus-20201013_103453-1560x720 - Time: 10:34


3 - MtOlympus-20201013_104820-1560x720 - Time: 10:48


4 - MtOlympus-20201013_104947-1560x720 - Time: 10:49


5 - MtOlympus-20201013_105218-1560x720 - Time: 10:52


6 - MtOlympus-20201013_105246-1560x720 - Time: 10:52


7 - MtOlympus-20201013_105336-1560x720 - Time: 10:53
Start Up Trail at 10:53


8 - MtOlympus-20201013_105833-1560x720 - Time: 10:58 - Hike Time: :05


9 - MtOlympus-20201013_112347-1560x720 - Time: 11:23 - Hike Time: :30


10 - MtOlympus-20201013_112551-1560x720 - Time: 11:25 - Hike Time: :32


11 - MtOlympus-20201013_112556-1560x720 - Time: 11:25 - Hike Time: :32


12 - MtOlympus-20201013_112942-1560x720 - Time: 11:29 - Hike Time: :36


13 - MtOlympus-20201013_113335-720x1560 - Time: 11:33 - Hike Time: :40


14 - MtOlympus-20201013_113346-720x1560 - Time: 11:33 - Hike Time: :40


15 - MtOlympus-20201013_113639-720x1560 - Time: 11:36 - Hike Time: :43
Took the Wrong Trail


16 - MtOlympus-20201013_114528-1560x720 - Time: 11:45 - Hike Time: :52


17 - MtOlympus-20201013_115538-1560x720 - Time: 11:55 - Hike Time: 1:02


18 - MtOlympus-20201013_120721-720x1560 - Time: 12:07 - Hike Time: 1:14


19 - MtOlympus-20201013_120725-1560x720 - Time: 12:07 - Hike Time: 1:14


20 - MtOlympus-20201013_120828-1560x720 - Time: 12:08 - Hike Time: 1:15


21 - MtOlympus-20201013_120930-1560x720 - Time: 12:09 - Hike Time: 1:16


22 - MtOlympus-20201013_120936-1560x720 - Time: 12:09 - Hike Time: 1:16


23 - MtOlympus-20201013_121222-1560x720 - Time: 12:12 - Hike Time: 1:19


24 - MtOlympus-20201013_121640-1560x720 - Time: 12:16 - Hike Time: 1:23


25 - MtOlympus-20201013_121647-1560x720 - Time: 12:16 - Hike Time: 1:23


26 - MtOlympus-20201013_122149-1560x720 - Time: 12:21 - Hike Time: 1:28


27 - MtOlympus-20201013_122311-1560x720 - Time: 12:23 - Hike Time: 1:30


28 - MtOlympus-20201013_122317-720x1560 - Time: 12:23 - Hike Time: 1:30


29 - MtOlympus-20201013_122503-720x1560 - Time: 12:25 - Hike Time: 1:32


30 - MtOlympus-20201013_124200-1560x720 - Time: 12:42 - Hike Time: 1:49


31 - MtOlympus-20201013_125258-1560x720 - Time: 12:52 - Hike Time: 1:59


32 - MtOlympus-20201013_125436-1560x720 - Time: 12:54 - Hike Time: 2:01


33 - MtOlympus-20201013_130032-1560x720 - Time: 1:00 - Hike Time: 2:07


34 - MtOlympus-20201013_130923-1560x720 - Time: 1:09 - Hike Time: 2:16


35 - MtOlympus-20201013_131333-1560x720 - Time: 1:13 - Hike Time: 2:20


36 - MtOlympus-20201013_131339-720x1560 - Time: 1:13 - Hike Time: 2:20


37 - MtOlympus-20201013_134227-1560x720 - Time: 1:42 - Hike Time: 2:49


38 - MtOlympus-20201013_134233-1560x720 - Time: 1:42 - Hike Time: 2:49


39 - MtOlympus-20201013_135409-1560x720 - Time: 1:54 - Hike Time: 3:01


40 - MtOlympus-20201013_135417-720x1560 - Time: 1:54 - Hike Time: 3:01


41 - MtOlympus-20201013_135910-1560x720 - Time: 1:59 - Hike Time: 3:06


42 - MtOlympus-20201013_140646-720x1560 - Time: 2:06 - Hike Time: 3:13

Climbed Off-Trail To A Dead End With Steep Cliffs
Decided To Turn Back At 2:30
Hike Time: 3:37
Estimated Down Time: 6:07


43 - MtOlympus-20201013_143148-1560x720 - Time: 2:31 - Hike Time: 3:38


44 - MtOlympus-20201013_143156-720x1560 - Time: 2:31 - Hike Time: 3:38


45 - MtOlympus-20201013_143200-1560x720 - Time: 2:32 - Hike Time: 3:39


46 - MtOlympus-20201013_144929-720x1560 - Time: 2:49 - Hike Time: 3:56


47 - MtOlympus-20201013_150830-720x1560 - Time: 3:08 - Hike Time: 4:15


48 - MtOlympus-20201013_151454-720x1560 - Time: 3:14 - Hike Time: 4:21


49 - MtOlympus-20201013_152508-720x1560 - Time: 3:25 - Hike Time: 4:32


50 - MtOlympus-20201013_154120-720x1560 - Time: 3:41 - Hike Time: 4:48


51 - MtOlympus-20201013_160932-1560x720 - Time: 4:09 - Hike Time: 5:16


52 - MtOlympus-20201013_162453-1560x720 - Time: 4:24 - Hike Time: 5:31


53 - MtOlympus-20201013_163147-1560x720 - Time: 4:31 - Hike Time: 5:38


54 - MtOlympus-20201013_163151-1560x720 - Time: 4:31 - Hike Time: 5:38


55 - MtOlympus-20201013_163708-1560x720 - Time: 4:37 - Hike Time: 5:44


56 - MtOlympus-20201013_163947-720x1560 - Time: 4:39 - Hike Time: 5:46


57 - MtOlympus-20201013_164204-1560x720 - Time: 4:42 - Hike Time: 5:49


58 - MtOlympus-20201013_170621-1560x720 - Time: 5:06 - Hike Time: 6:13


59 - MtOlympus-20201013_170924-1560x720 - Time: 5:09 - Hike Time: 6:16


60 - MtOlympus-20201013_171036-720x1560 - Time: 5:10 - Hike Time: 6:17


61 - MtOlympus-20201013_172227-720x1560 - Time: 5:22 - Hike Time: 6:29


62 - MtOlympus-20201013_172231-1560x720 - Time: 5:22 - Hike Time: 6:29


63 - MtOlympus-20201013_173218-1560x720 - Time: 5:32 - Hike Time: 6:39


64 - MtOlympus-20201013_173412-720x1560 - Time: 5:34 - Hike Time: 6:41


65 - MtOlympus-20201013_173417-1560x720 - Time: 5:34 - Hike Time: 6:41


66 - MtOlympus-20201013_173544-1560x720 - Time: 5:35 - Hike Time: 6:42


67 - MtOlympus-20201013_173547-1560x720 - Time: 5:35 - Hike Time: 6:42


68 - MtOlympus-20201013_173554-1560x720 - Time: 5:35 - Hike Time: 6:42

Total Hike Time (10:53-5:35): 6:42

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