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A beautiful hike and a fun little cave! I will definitely go again. It’s a rough journey up but easy coming back down.
Awesome little cave! The hike up isn't too bad, about 1.3 miles or so. The trail branches off right after bridge #4, if you've hit #5 you went too far. Definitely bring a flashlight, phone lights work okay tho.
A neat little cave in a truly beautiful canyon. The accessible part of the cave only goes back a little ways, which can be a little disappointing. Within the "Pit" are a couple of passages that are completely blocked off by rocks, which I don't know if it was done intentionally or not. It would've been great to be able to go down those passages and see more of the cave.
Really rocky and dusty trail, but nice and wide for the most part. Quite a steep incline the whole way, so brace for that, but this makes for a super easy descent. I was carrying my 35lb toddler in my back. There’s a really nice cool water fountain (potable) about halfway up the two-ish miles to the cave, so you can refill your water bottles if the season is right.
There’s a small cave to the left of the trail just a little before the ‘big’ cave. You’d have to climb down into it and it would be a tight squeeze, but it’s just beside the trail, so a decent landmark.
The bridges (which you may not need to use) are numbered. When you get to bridge 4 take the trail to the left of the riverbed (up against the hillside). This will take you straight to the cave.
The cave itself is about 100m deep, and you can walk right in, but prepare for a stooped exploration as it’s only about a meter wide and the ‘ceiling’ is quite low. With my backpack on, I couldn’t go far, but my twin five year olds LOVED the adventure of it. Used our flashlights on our phones, but a nice bright headlamp or flashlight would have been perfect.
We spent about ten minutes here before heading back down the mountain.
All in all, nice hike, but maybe one to do once a year or so. We hiked from 10-2ish, and there was plenty of shade and lots of hikers (many were climbing the canyon walls). You can take this way to hike all the way to the Summit of Squaw Peak, but I would attempt that with kids under 10.
There’s a small cave to the left of the trail just a little before the ‘big’ cave. You’d have to climb down into it and it would be a tight squeeze, but it’s just beside the trail, so a decent landmark.
The bridges (which you may not need to use) are numbered. When you get to bridge 4 take the trail to the left of the riverbed (up against the hillside). This will take you straight to the cave.
The cave itself is about 100m deep, and you can walk right in, but prepare for a stooped exploration as it’s only about a meter wide and the ‘ceiling’ is quite low. With my backpack on, I couldn’t go far, but my twin five year olds LOVED the adventure of it. Used our flashlights on our phones, but a nice bright headlamp or flashlight would have been perfect.
We spent about ten minutes here before heading back down the mountain.
All in all, nice hike, but maybe one to do once a year or so. We hiked from 10-2ish, and there was plenty of shade and lots of hikers (many were climbing the canyon walls). You can take this way to hike all the way to the Summit of Squaw Peak, but I would attempt that with kids under 10.
It’s a fun little cave goes back about 100m there are some fun little charcoal drawings in the very back of the cave that have been in there for a few years. You can’t get lost there. But you can fall into a little hole if you aren’t careful. In the summer it stays about 60 degrees Fahrenheit so it’s a great place to relax and chill for a few minutes on your hike up the canyon.
Not gonna lie, the cave barely qualifies as a cave. It's tiny. For anyone who has done some real caving before, it's more of a grotto. Still, it was worth it because the hike was so beautiful.
The bridges are numbered as you go up the trail, but you don't start seeing the bridges until you're about halfway up the main trail. After bridge number 5 (the bridges are numbered), you turn left immediately and walk downhill on a deer trail parallel to the creek. It's a longer walk than you would expect (about 50 meters) but then the grotto is on your right. As someone else said, you know you're there when you see a *small* campfire.
If you don't want to backtrack as much, there's an area shortly before the 5th bridge where some massive boulders cover the creek and provide a way across. You can go there and go left for a shorter walk to the cave.
The bridges are numbered as you go up the trail, but you don't start seeing the bridges until you're about halfway up the main trail. After bridge number 5 (the bridges are numbered), you turn left immediately and walk downhill on a deer trail parallel to the creek. It's a longer walk than you would expect (about 50 meters) but then the grotto is on your right. As someone else said, you know you're there when you see a *small* campfire.
If you don't want to backtrack as much, there's an area shortly before the 5th bridge where some massive boulders cover the creek and provide a way across. You can go there and go left for a shorter walk to the cave.
definitely a hike decent incline not as bad Timpanogos Cave. Beautiful scenery mostly mountain stone and lots of pine trees. I was lucky enough to see a family of mountain goats walk across the path with me literally feet away i wish i had a camera and not a phone would of snapped real quick.
