Ensign Peak

Found this on a Chamber of Commerce website. The tag was "easy hike". Could NOT agree with that statement! This was a BEAST. Doable, yes, but not "easy" by any means! This park was hidden in the middle of a (GORGEOUS) neighborhood. Easy directions on Google and brought me directly to the spot. There are 2 hikes available - an "easy" and "difficult". I went the easy route - YIKES! The hill is TOUGH. It's rough terrain at times and can be slick (yes, I did slide on the rocks coming down). There are spots there is enough room for 1 foot in front of the other - not side by side. It is a beautiful park and well maintained but just know it's not easy. The views are 100% worth it - if you can pace yourself on the way up and know the way down, the rocks/rubble is slick. Just before the peak, the top - there is a landing spot with a bench. Those views are GORGEOUS. Easy enough to do alone, I felt safe at all times and I was alone - just consider yourself warned. There are no bathrooms or water and remember, you're nestled in the middle of a neighborhood - so if you need a bathroom, it will take you a min to get out of the neighborhood and to a place with a restroom. I did this nice and slow & did end up doing it twice in my 1 visit but I was paying for it several days later (in the best possible way) and my elbow and hand healed nicely - post spill. 10 out of 10 recommend. Safe. Clean. Intense. GREAT VIEWS.

Went here for the Fourth of July and the view was phenomenal. The hike is short and steep but we managed it in about 20 minutes. There is a good amount of street parking but depending where you park that is all up hill as well. We took an uber to the base of the hike and that worked out great!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 – Ensign Peak: The View Was Great… From the Parking Lot As a proud member of the “thick thighs save lives” club, I figured Ensign Peak would be a nice little jaunt. “Short hike,” they said. “Easy trail,” they said. Lies. All lies. About 30 feet in, my lungs filed for divorce, my calves were sending hate mail, and I was bargaining with the universe like a man on a stairway to heaven — which is what this felt like, minus the heavenly part and plus a lot of wheezing. I had to stop so many times that squirrels started checking on me like, “You good, big man?” At one point, I seriously considered rolling back down and telling people I saw the view in a dream. BUT — when I did reach the top (eventually, heroically, and with great personal sacrifice), the view was absolutely stunning. I mean, you really can see the whole valley… and possibly your life flashing before your eyes. Final verdict: beautiful, humbling, slightly traumatic. Bring water, a snack, and maybe a defibrillator if you’re built like me. Would suffer again. Probably. Maybe. Okay yes, but only for the photo. 📸💀⛰️

The walk is very long if you take the right after walking straight, the walk is low but Very exusting, Mean while the straigh walk looks very high we came with my church of latter day saints at like 7? And the sunsets and very pretty

Great little hike. Good, well marked trail. Steep inclines at points. But overall, it is short and worth the view overlooking downtown SLC.

Beautiful view of the city! The hike is about 1 mile down and back, so not too bad

It is a short, but steep hike to the peak. You will be rewarded with an amazing view.

My go to spot for a quick close hike with an amazing view. The hike to Ensign Peak itself is only about 0.5 miles, relatively steep but easy to navigate. Recently discovered the additional trails east of the peak that gives you 2+ miles out towards the NE. (Pic 3- you can see ensign point in the bottom left in the distance). Highly recommend the add-on if you have the time! There are no restroom or water stations- so plan accordingly especially in the summer.