Shorty's Cutoff
Trail Number: 702
Trail Length: 4.3 miles one way
Difficulty: Moderate
Trailhead: Follow the directions to reach the Steam Mill Hollow or Steep Hollow trailheads
Elevation Start/Gain: 6700 feet/1680 feet
Route: "This is a pleasant, short hike that climbs into Steam Mill Hollow, from there rounds Steam Mill Peak and continues north for about three miles, and then descends down Steep Hollow.... The trip necessitates a car shuttle... at the Steep Hollow turnoff from the Franklin Basin Road.... Without a car shuttle, it is a three-mile hike back to the Steam Mill trailhead."
The cut-off begins "across the stream to the right (northeast) about 100 yards beyond the boiler [on the Steam Mill trail]. The trail is faint and heads back along the stream to the east through a sagebrush meadow. "
For route details and special features, please refer to the best hiking guide in Cache Valley:
Cache Trails, 2023 Edition, edited by Dave Wallace and illustrated by Margaret Pettis
(Bridgerland Audubon Society)
Available from:
- Cache Valley Visitors Bureau
- The Book Table
- The Trailhead a.k.a Campsaver.com
- USDA Forest Service, Logan District Office
- USU Bookstore
