On May 31, 2008, JanaLynn, Allen, and I hiked up Adams Canyon to the waterfall (6,200 ft). The trailhead is about a half mile from our house in Layton. We started up at about 6:45 p.m. and probably should have begun a bit earlier since the last half mile on our return leg was in the dark. Perfect temperatures (70's) and the air was very fragrant. The parts of the trail near Adams Creek were cooler by about ten degrees, I'd guess. I tried to identify some of the vegetation--the first few hundred feet in the foothills had lots of scrub oak and sage brush along with a bit of prickly pear cactus, stinging nettle, harebell, and broom snakeweed. Once we got into the canyon, things quickly morphed into a pine forest--much like Big Cottonwood Canyon in type. We did see some beautiful rabbit brush flowering in the cooler shade.
It is a moderate hike--I'd guess about two miles one way with an 1,100 ft. elevation gain from the trailhead. Fairly steep in places, very rocky during the second mile (Allen fell and took a chunk out of his knee, resulting in a few tears, a band-aid, and a lot of drama), and up near the falls, wet and slippery and hence, potentially dangerous. A bit of rock scrambling near the falls with a few points of exposure that require care. With the high spring runoff this year, we had to twice cross the creek and our feet were soaked. We got back to the trailhead at 9:30 p.m. Not a bad hike.
It is a moderate hike--I'd guess about two miles one way with an 1,100 ft. elevation gain from the trailhead. Fairly steep in places, very rocky during the second mile (Allen fell and took a chunk out of his knee, resulting in a few tears, a band-aid, and a lot of drama), and up near the falls, wet and slippery and hence, potentially dangerous. A bit of rock scrambling near the falls with a few points of exposure that require care. With the high spring runoff this year, we had to twice cross the creek and our feet were soaked. We got back to the trailhead at 9:30 p.m. Not a bad hike.
