Hiking & Stewardship in Salt Lake City

Guided walks, group hikes, and volunteer trail days.

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Members’ Hikes & Outings

Wasatch Mountain Club

A full week-by-week calendar of graded hikes, backpacks, and outings · year-round

Wasatch trailheads (see the WMC activity calendar)

Beginner-friendlyCost varies

SLC’s 1920-founded outdoor club posts a deep, rolling calendar of member-led hikes graded by difficulty and distance. Activities run year-round; specific days vary on the calendar.

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Group Hikes (All Levels)

Wasatch Hiking & Outdoors Group

Frequent all-levels hikes plus road trips, camping & socials · 14,000+ members

Rotating Wasatch trailheads (posted on Meetup)

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The largest hiking Meetup in SLC; hikes for every skill level are posted regularly on the group’s Meetup page.

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Trail Stewardship Volunteer Day

Cottonwood Canyons Foundation

40+ volunteer days a year, May–Oct · 4-hour sessions (often 8am–12pm) · free

Big & Little Cottonwood Canyons (varies by project)

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Trail maintenance, restoration, and weed-pulling in the Cottonwoods, plus winter naturalist snowshoe tours. Sessions are four hours; dates vary across the May–October season.

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Trail-Work Volunteer Days

Trails Utah

Volunteer trail-building days through the building season

Wasatch-area projects (incl. the Bonneville Shoreline Trail)

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SLC trails nonprofit; volunteer days are scheduled across the season — see the Trails Utah volunteer page.