Hiking

Utah really is a beautiful state. This summer we decided that we should go hiking more and we explore trails we'd never been to before. Here are two maps for two awesome hikes around the Salt Lake area. The first one is called Bell Canyon Trail. It's a moderate but steep hike. Here are the stats for our hike (captured through My Tracks on my Android phone):

Bell Canyon Hike (End)

Total Distance: 2.74 km (1.7 mi)
Total Time: 1:06:01
Moving Time: 34:32
Average Speed: 2.49 km/h (1.5 mi/h)
Average Moving Speed: 4.75 km/h (3.0 mi/h)
Max Speed: 9.18 km/h (5.7 mi/h)
Min Elevation: 1492 m (4895 ft)
Max Elevation: 1696 m (5566 ft)
Elevation Gain: 251 m (825 ft)


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Hike #2 was the Silver Lake/ Lake Solitude Trail. It's up Big Cottonwood Canyon. You park at the Solitude cross-country skiing area and just follow the signs. This one is very very hard, but worth it. It's a much longer hike, but the views are just great. Lots of squirrels!




Total Distance: 8.94 km (5.6 mi)
Total Time: 2:22:11
Moving Time: 1:30:41
Average Speed: 3.77 km/h (2.3 mi/h)
Average Moving Speed: 5.92 km/h (3.7 mi/h)
Max Speed: 9.00 km/h (5.6 mi/h)
Min Elevation: 2640 m (8661 ft)
Max Elevation: 2922 m (9588 ft)
Elevation Gain: 543 m (1781 ft)


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