Mellow Mountain
Distance: Less than a half mile
Elevation Gain: 400 feet
Summit Elevation: 7,670
Access: Paved
This is basicly a city park near Park City with a trail to the highest point. The trip is an extreamly easy snowshoe or summer hike with children. About halfway up are picnic tables so bring a lunch.
The Route:
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Access:
In Park City, make your way over to the Deer Valley Area. Use the map below or print something off mapquest to get to two possible trailheads. I parked in the northern trailhead, one in a cul-de-sac. The public trail goes from the public road right between two houses and onto public land. The other access looks even easier and higher off Mellow Mountain Road.
Walk or snowshoe up the trails until you hit the flat "picnic" area on the east side of the summit. The Gamble Oak Trail works its way through here but doesn't go to the summit. I believe trails should go to the top in summer but I was snowshoing when I did it. The summit looks to have homes or something built on top in the future so this might be a good time get up there.
Not the most remote snowshoe trip around
The picnic area, looking north
Looking down at the picnic area from the summit
Snowshoing up the trail on the north side
Mellow Mountain from well below the starting point
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The summit from the picnic area