Willow Creek
Trail Number: 056
Trail Length: 2.1 miles one way
Difficulty: Easy
Trailhead: 1.6 mile up Right Hand Fork in Logan Canyon , stay to the left at the first junction—GPS: N41°46′656″ W111°37′164″
Elevation Start: 5600 feet
Route: "Start hiking east along the Right Hand Fork through a shady riparian corridor, and in about 0.4 mile... pass the mouth of Ricks Canyon on the right. Continue following the creek heading eastward, and 0.8 mile further you will see the Willow Creek trail turning left (northward)." The trail junctions withTemple Fork Sawmill Trail.
"The trail up Willow Creek was the original wagon road over to Bear Lake before the present Logan Canyon road was developed. Also on the lower stretches of Willow Creek, look for a stand of non-native Ponderosa pines on the right (east) side of the trail."
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
