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The trailhead is on the left just a bit up Millcreek Canyon.
The view further up Millcreek Canyon.
This route is a popular snowshoe in winter.
The trail heads north to start before cutting west.
This hike is dog friendly.
Take a left to get to Rattlesnake Gulch.
Looking east up the canyon.
The views open up as you round the corner.
Big downcanyon views from Rattlesnake Gulch.
Microspikes suffice when the trail has been packed down.
Salt Lake City from Rattlesnake Gulch.
Mount Olympus (9,026 ft) and the Olympus Cove neighborhood below it.
Enjoying views of Salt Lake City with some friends on the Rattlesnake Gulch hike.
Such great views of Salt Lake City and Antelope Island from up here.
Millcreek Canyon and Mount Olympus.
Wasatch views from Rattlesnake Gulch.
Salt Lake Valley from Rattlesnake Gulch.
Salt Lake Valley from Rattlesnake Gulch.
A hiker in Rattlesnake Gulch provides a sense of scale for this dramatic landscape.