Mahogany Hill Trail #093
(Beginning from Access #1) From the trailhead, the trail starts on the south side of the dirt road and immediately crosses Salt Creek. In early summer be prepared to get your feet wet. The trail then goes through an old gate and starts up the bottom of a small drainage. Watch closely for a switchback that cuts back to the north up a red hillside, not long after the Salt Creek crossing. The trail then climbs up a hill and through an old stand of ponderosa pine. After this it drops down to a meadow and follows a fenced pasture. The next section of trail passes through thick maple and oak and then enters a meadow with a large oak tree. Shortly after this point there is another trail (not a forest service trail) that splits off to the left. Be sure to keep in this area as it climbs to a pass directly west of Mahogany Hill. From the pass a good view of the valley can be seen. Past this point the trail drops steadily through a maple forest until it hits the ridge east of Footes Canyon. From this ridge the trail drops steeply into Footes Canyon where there is a nice brook and numerous large Cottonwood trees. The final stretch of the trail climbs out of Footes Canyon, then levels out through thick oak as it goes southwest to Rees Flat. The trail proper ends at a fence which is the National Forest Boundary.
At a Glance
Best Season: | Spring-Fall |
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Closest Towns: | Nephi, Payson, UT. |
Information Center: | For more information contact the Spanish Fork Ranger District at 801-798-3571. |
General Information
Directions:Access #1: Follow Highway 132 through Nephi Canyon to the Nebo Loop Road turnoff. Turn left and follow the Nebo Loop Road until it forks, take the left fork (the Ponderosa/Bear Canyon Campground turnoff). The trailhead is next to a fenced gravel parking area that is located before both campgrounds. It is close to the turnoff on the left hand side of the road.
Access #2: From Nephi follow Highway 132 for about 1 1/2 miles. On the left hand side of the road is an unmarked dirt road that leads to Rees Flat. The dirt road will continue for over a mile and is well traveled and graded. Eventually it comes out on a flat and forks by a watering trough. There are several roads that branch out from this point, the trailhead is reached by traveling on the road that goes east. The last part of the road becomes rougher and 4 wheel drive is recommended.