Just above Midway off Cascade Springs Road (Highway 220) is a nice little hike to take the kids. The trail is a 4WD road with little shade so it melts out fast and since the elevation is fairly low for the Wasatch Mountains, it makes for a good early season hike. Most of the hike is within Wasatch Mountain State Park.
Distance: 1.2 miles
Elevation Gain: 200 feet
Summit Elevation: 7,169 feet
Access: Paved
Cascade Springs Hill
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Route:
From the parking area at the pass, walk up the road over a few false summits. Before long, you can see the final highpoint with a 100 foot loss of elevation between. Take your time and before you know it you're on the summit. The top is very flat so the highpoint is anyone's guess. You'll have to step off the road for about 100 feet to find it.
From Midway, follow signs or your map up Cascade Springs Road. When you hit the first pass, you are there. A 4WD road shoots uphill to the south. If you like, drive as far as you can...even to the summit. There is only one spot on the route (around 6,980') that has a really eroded section. Other than that, I would have driven to the top.
The summit is there on the left
On the false summit with the true summit just beyond
Dropping down between false and true summit
Looking east to the Heber Valley
Mill Canyon Peak from the summit
Deer Creek Reservoir and the Heber Valley
Storm forming over the Box Elder Peaks
Mt. Timpanogos
Bonanza Benchmark
Cascade Springs Hill from turnout west of the peak
