Strong’s Canyon provides a nice quick in and out trail, or you can use this trail to access Gib’s Loop, Weber State Discovery Loop, the Foothill Bike Trail, the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, or [what I call] the water line trail. This description describes the Strong’s Canyon trail with notes of accessing the other trails. Depending on your GPS, the distance from the 36th trailhead to the top of the Strong’s Canyon trail is approximately 0.65 miles. 

The Strong’s Canyon trail is a great trail for anyone who wants a quick hike (easy to do in less than 1 hour) with a little bit of an uphill grind with tree coverage and the sounds of running water. Bikers use the trail to access the Foothill Bike trail (the upper portion of Strong's Canyon trail is very rocky and difficult for bikers). The trail is great in all 4 seasons. Spring runoff can cause the trail to flood, particularly the upper portions of the trail, causing hikers to do a little rock skipping to keep their feet dry. During hot months when the sun is out, biting bees frequent the wetter areas on the trail. It is a great trail for pets as there is easy access to water. During winter months, the snow gets packed down by frequent users and sometimes requires mini-spikes for safe travel, especially in late winter or early spring as the packed snow turns icy. This trail ends when it intersects with the Bonneville Shoreline trail, about a 0.65 miles from the 36th street trailhead parking. At the top of the trail, there is less-traveled trail that continues up and east along Strong’s Creek that will take you to the spring that feeds the creek. This trail is not as obvious of a trail and requires about 7 creek crossings. Often people camp up in this area. It is a beautiful and quiet area. 

This trail description is written by: Therese Cavlovic, TFNU Advisory Board Member