Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This Great Western Trail(GWT) segment was done with a two-stage shuttle to enable a faster and lighter 17-mile solo day hike. After dropping off overnight gear near Big Springs Hollow to enable a lighter load for the bike shuttle, I staged my car on Little Valley Road in Wallsburg, Utah. A 19-mile bike shuttle got me back to Big Springs Hollow where I had previously dropped off gear and scouted out an adequate campsite. I was glad to get through much of the climb before the heat of the day prior to spotting some nice-looking boletes and even a great horned owl on my way back to the car on Little Valley Road. The following day I retrieved both my bike and overnight gear from the Big Springs Hollow area.
Trip reports had indicated a state of disrepair along the most remote portions of this GWT segment so I was relieved to find it doable on foot in a day and glad that I left my bike at home. These close-to-home miles were extra satisfying to cover as they connected all the previously hiked/biked off-pavement sections between Eden, Utah and Fifth Water Trail to complete a ~180-mile chunk toward my ongoing section hiking/biking project of Great Western Trail through Utah.
*Editor's Note: At around the 0:55 mark I refer to "Big Hollow Springs" when I meant to say "Big Springs Hollow".
Music by:
Roosevelt
"Belong"
"Heart"
"Daytona"
This Great Western Trail(GWT) segment was done with a two-stage shuttle to enable a faster and lighter 17-mile solo day hike. After dropping off overnight gear near Big Springs Hollow to enable a lighter load for the bike shuttle, I staged my car on Little Valley Road in Wallsburg, Utah. A 19-mile bike shuttle got me back to Big Springs Hollow where I had previously dropped off gear and scouted out an adequate campsite. I was glad to get through much of the climb before the heat of the day prior to spotting some nice-looking boletes and even a great horned owl on my way back to the car on Little Valley Road. The following day I retrieved both my bike and overnight gear from the Big Springs Hollow area.
Trip reports had indicated a state of disrepair along the most remote portions of this GWT segment so I was relieved to find it doable on foot in a day and glad that I left my bike at home. These close-to-home miles were extra satisfying to cover as they connected all the previously hiked/biked off-pavement sections between Eden, Utah and Fifth Water Trail to complete a ~180-mile chunk toward my ongoing section hiking/biking project of Great Western Trail through Utah.
*Editor's Note: At around the 0:55 mark I refer to "Big Hollow Springs" when I meant to say "Big Springs Hollow".
Music by:
Roosevelt
"Belong"
"Heart"
"Daytona"
