Wheeler Creek Trail #331
The Wheeler Creek Trail (Map) is an easier trail built to avoid steep climbs and with a wider trail tread for sharing the trail with bikes and horses. Wheeler Creek Trail connects Maples campground just north of Snowbasin Ski Area to Art Nord Trailhead at the mouth of Wheeler Canyon.
The trail travels across the hillside through a variety of trees, shrubs, and mountain wildflowers. At the trails end, Wheeler Canyon opens to reveal distant views of Mt. Ogden and Snowbasin Ski Area. Since the route is relatively short, it's ideal for a quick hike or mountain bike ride after a hard day's work.
Just beyond the silver steel gate on the lower parking lot at Snowbasin Resort, a gravel road takes you to where the single track trail begins. Watch for a sign to the right about 1/2 mile from the pavement. Turn right onto a single track that descends quickly. The trail crosses grass-filled meadows and passes a small pond. Watch for wildlife around the pond. It is an easy decent all the way to Ogden Canyon. It is an excellent shuttle hike or ride. Park a car at the top and another at the bottom and spend three to four hours enjoying one of the prettiest trails in the area.
Specific Trail Information
Trail Number
Trail Type
General Information
Trail Length: 4.15 miles
Getting There
Trailhead/Starting Points
Art Nord Trailhead
Directions
Travel east on 12th Street in Ogden. Follow the road through Ogden Canyon. Stay on highway 39, driving on the south side of Pineview Reservoir until reaching the first turnoff to Snow Basin Ski Resort, on your right. About 3.6 miles up this road, you'll reach the Art Nord Trailhead (with a sign). It's located just after descending a small pass.
The trail can be accessed from the lower Snowbasin Ski Resort parking lot. Park near the silver gate at the far corner of the lower lot. The Ski Resort is reached by Trappers Loop road SR167 from Mountain Green and I-84 in Weber Canyon. Follow the signs to Snowbasin on SR 226. Drive through the first lot past the lodges down the hill to the lower lot.
