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jgreeneruns - Jul 15, 2013 2:09 am Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2013
Quick TripTook 15? minutes to climb and less than 5 to run down. Cute little mountain with great views of SLC.
abrennalinerush - Jul 12, 2013 3:23 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2013
Quick run upRan with a friend from the Capitol to the summit and back. It was a quick workout and a great way to shake out the legs before our half marathon in Bryce Canyon tomorrow. Lovely views of the city and a storm-shrouded Wasatch to boot!
Ryan Borzea - Nov 6, 2012 1:20 pm Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2012
Nice evening/night hike with the kidsWatched the sunset on a beautiful fall evening. Then my wife and I handed out flashlights to all the kids for an enjoyable night hike down.
dstevenson0204 - Sep 27, 2012 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2012
Shorter than I expectedTook my dog on this hike, and we were at the top in 20 mins... kept going on the trail north above city creek. Pretty reds and yellows of fall are coming out!
Garon Coriz - Apr 23, 2012 3:05 pm Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2012
Nice Walk with PopsNice leisurely walk on a gorgeous day in Salt Lake. Excellent views of the entire valley and even Mount Nebo to the south.
voxnihili - Jul 5, 2011 1:41 pm Date Climbed: Mar 28, 2010
Quick HikeProbably the shortest, easiest hike for its type of view. Nice look at SLC. Usually crowded, but only one other couple on top this day.
bdivall - May 22, 2011 8:46 pm Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2007
Ensign PeakAscended south face. Descended east ridge.
ZeeJay - May 7, 2011 5:09 pm Date Climbed: May 7, 2011
Nice viewsI think this must be Utah's most popular trail.
americanswiss - Feb 24, 2011 3:06 am
EnsignOut of respect for Brigham, I won't comment on the hike. We set basecamp on the road below. When we decided to set up advanced basecamp, we realized we had already summited. We rested and tried to soak in what we had accomplished. Fantastic views in a remote setting. Lightning strikes all around our party made our hair stand on end. Running descent!
imontop - Jan 4, 2011 11:38 pm
I didn't even know it had a page!Several times. Great views, and a good place to take visitors.
Mooner - Oct 29, 2010 5:49 am
Up I Go07/25/99
belexes - Oct 6, 2010 8:32 pm Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2010
Ensign PeakI did the standard route. It was a nice, sunny mid-autumn day.
Wisemtn - Sep 12, 2010 1:56 pm Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2010
Biked from Dry CreekI had hiked this a couple of times before in 2004. Extremely short and easy - not even a mile. I rode my mountain bike from Dry Creek on BST and explored a section I hadn't done before and ended up at Ensign Peak. Great views of the city!
Trail run 3/23/14
Biked up 4/18/14
Fleshj27 - Sep 8, 2010 12:18 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2010
Easy Up and DownGood little up-n-down hike with a pretty veiw of the city.
seanpeckham - Aug 20, 2010 11:54 am Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2010
out for a run one nightIncluded in a spontaneous nighttime ridge run in the area.
Sarah Simon - Jun 4, 2010 10:31 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2010
Standard routeI've hiked a lot of 'urban peaks' the last few years during business trips and the like and I've got to say that the Ensign Peak trail had, hands down, the creepiest / shadiest / scariest visitors of any urban trail visited yet! Yikes! The good news is, I figured I could out-run the junkies and gang members. Neat views, especially liked looking down at the capitol.
Pharmacist - Jan 30, 2010 7:27 pm Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2010
nice viewten minutes to the top. muddy and some icy parts. nice views of salt lake though.
asaking11 - Jan 24, 2010 9:23 pm Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2010
Nice little hikeThis little hike is great in the winter time. I hiked this with my girlfriend and her little brother after we sat around the house and couldn't figure out what to do. Pretty views of downtown SLC.
derekthered - Oct 25, 2009 12:20 am
great exercise routinei usually run up and down this little guy from my home on 1st avenue a couple times a week. adds some flair to what would otherwise be a rather tame run.
mvidahoclimber - Oct 13, 2009 10:22 am
On a dateTook a date on a hike up Ensign....I think we broke up shortly after this.........maybe it was the hike.....I dunno......she wasnt the girl for me!!