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Campground
Campground · 0.7 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Enoch
Dike Trail
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.8 mi
- round trip
- 529 ft
- climb
- 9,662 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Dike Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.
Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Dike Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in Utah's Dixie National Forest, within the Cedar City Ranger District. It is a short, low-elevation route, about 2.8 miles long and gaining about 529 feet. The trail runs on natural surface, and bikes are allowed. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open year-round. The climb starts at around 9,117 feet and reaches a high point of about 9,662 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July averages from the Brian Head weather station, about 13 miles away, run near 71°F for highs and 42°F for lows. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 30°F. Spruces Campground and the Spruces Trail are both about 0.8 miles away. Navajo Lake Loop is 0.6 miles off, and Navajo Lake Campground sits about 1.6 miles away.
Around this trail
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Restaurant
On your way back · 15 mi- If it rains
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Dike Trail
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 10°
Feb
32° / 12°
Mar
39° / 17°
Apr
44° / 18°
May
55° / 27°
Jun
67° / 36°
Jul
71° / 42°
Aug
68° / 43°
Sep
61° / 35°
Oct
48° / 24°
Nov
38° / 17°
Dec
28° / 10°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brian Head, UT, 13.1 mi away at 9,770 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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