The Living Room Hike

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The living room hike.

I ve had my eye on the living room hike on the bench above the red butte gardens for over a year now but it seemed a little difficult for my kids. The trailhead is near the natural history museum of utah just off the bonneville shoreline trail. Dogs are also able to use this trail. It took us about a little over an hour to leisurely maneuver up the trail and enjoy the natural scenic landscape.

This weekend though we decided to take the plunge. The living room hiking trail this is slc initiation by a little bit trick to find trail. The living room trail is a short fairly steep but moderately easy hike to a great viewpoint on red butte overlooking the salt lake valley. The living room trail was a blast.

This 1 25 mile hike up red butte ridge ascends 980 feet and takes hikers to a vantage point known to locals as the living room that features slabs of sandstone arranged as furniture. One of the better short hikes to a prominent viewpoint above the salt lake valley it s easy to see why this route is popular most of the year. There are several chairs and couches complete with armrests and ottomans. At the viewpoint you ll see furniture created by other hikers out of the large flat sandstone slabs.

The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from march until november. My wife and i started out around 9 10am and easily made our way up to the fantastic view of salt lake city. The living room is a viewpoint that overlooks downtown salt lake city.