The Wind Caves

My husband and I recently drove up to Logan to visit his sister. She had been dying to go on this hike to see the wind caves up the canyon, so we pilled in the car and went with her. I turned out to be a beautiful hike full of wonderful fall foliage.

Location: Logan Canyon

Directions: Drive up Logan Canyon. About 5 minutes up the canyon you will see a campground on the right side of the road called Malibu Campground. Directly across the road on the left side is a small turn out. We went on a weekend so there were lots of cars in the turn out and parked along the road close by. This is the trailhead for the wind caves.

Length (round trip): about 3.6 miles

Difficulty: Difficult; The trail is well maintained, but steep and long for inexperienced hikers.

Steepness: This hike really is very steep. There were a lot of switchbacks and we felt like we were constantly going up. We passed lots of people who were panting and had stopped for a break.

Low Points: It was pretty busy on the weekend when we went. The farther up the trail we got, the fewer people there were, so that was nice.

Highlights: The wind caves are more like natural bridges at this point. They are beautiful and truly one of a kind!

Our Adventure:

We enjoyed our drive up to Logan. The view from our dirty windshield was beautiful! The mountain was on fire with so many red leaves.

We started this hike around 2 pm. There were lots of cars so we had to park on the side of the highway. It was a little scary crossing, the busy road, but we were able to find big enough gaps to cross through traffic. It was about 75 degrees so it wasn’t too hot, but definitely on the warmer side of the spectrum.

We saw lots of inexperienced hikers and families with young kids on the trail. As amazing as it sounds to go see these wind caves, I would definitely make sure you have a lot of time if you want to make it to the top.

At one point we came to a wood post with no sign attached to it. Continue on the right side of the path to go up to the wind caves. The left side leads to a ledge and then a rock wall that is difficult to climb.

At the wind caves, we enjoyed sitting under the caves in the shade and thinking about how long it must have taken for the wind to blown holes clear through the rock!

I sat on top of the natural bridge and took a picture!

The views were amazing and we came at the perfect time of year. The leaves were so beautiful and colorful! I would recommend hiking this in the fall. (We hiked it during the first weekend in October.) During the spring or summer, it wouldn’t have been as eventful, but the fall made it a very beautiful hike.