Skyline
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 241 ft
- climb
- 5,400 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Skyline open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Skyline is an easy, 1.5-mile out-and-back hike on natural surface in the Salt Lake Ranger District of Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Fort Douglas Military Reservation Military Reserve. The trail rises about 240 feet from a low point of 5,141 feet to a high of 5,400 feet. The most comfortable stretch is late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 69°F in May and 78°F in September, with July peaking near 89°F. The trail is open from May 1 through October 31. Bikes are allowed, and it is not an accessible route. Skyline Trail East and Skyline Trail West sit about 0.1 mile away, and the Six Bridges Trail and Benett Vista Trail are each about 0.4 mile off.
Local outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company26 mi away
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters27 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Skyline
Best months: May–June and September–October. 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
38° / 19°
11 wet · 8 snow
Feb
43° / 22°
10 wet · 6 snow
Mar
52° / 29°
10 wet · 5 snow
Apr
59° / 34°
10 wet · 3 snow
May
69° / 41°
9 wet · 1 snow
Jun
80° / 49°
6 wet
Jul
89° / 57°
4 wet
Aug
87° / 56°
5 wet
Sep
78° / 47°
6 wet
Oct
63° / 36°
8 wet · 1 snow
Nov
48° / 27°
9 wet · 4 snow
Dec
37° / 20°
11 wet · 8 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at City Creek Wtp, UT, 2.9 mi away at 5,340 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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