The Living Room Hike

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.

The living room hike.

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. 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 living room trail is a short fairly steep but moderately easy hike to a great viewpoint on red butte overlooking the salt lake valley.

However lots of people find this place because it s a cool place for the college kids to spend a weekend evening no parents. Dogs are also able to use this trail. Head up towards the mouth of. Red butte canyon through which the hike begins is.

This weekend though we decided to take the plunge. 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 hiking trail this is slc initiation by a little bit trick to find trail. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from march until november.

The living room trail was a blast. The living room lookout trail is a 2 3 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near salt lake city utah that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. It took us about a little over an hour to leisurely maneuver up the trail and enjoy the natural scenic landscape.