1. From Green Canyon: In Logan, drive east on 1900 North street and continue following the road as it enters Green Canyon. The Green Canyon Trailhead is located 4 miles up Green Canyon at a parking area near the end of the road. For the first 1.8 miles, the trail gently climbs through grassy meadows and scattered trees to the WIlderness boundary. From there, the canyon narrows and the trail gets steeper. About mile 3 the canyon opens wider and the trail crosses over to the south side. Near mile 4 the trail arrives at the top of Green Canyon and continues north to a saddle west of Mt. Elmer at mile 5. Peak hikers continue another 1/3 mile to the base of Mt. Elmer, traverse off-trail in an easterly direction through a talus slope, then uphill through a gap in the rocky ledge and up to the peak. Two watering troughs are found along the trail, one about mile 1.5 and another about mile 2.8.
2. From Tony Grove. To get to Tony Grove, turn west from US 89 at mile 481 in Logan Canyon, then 6 miles to the short road leading to the Backcountry Trailhead, 0.7 miles east of Tony Grove Lake (you also can start by following a a connecting trail from Campsite 13 in the Tony Grove Lake Campground). The trail climbs gently through a shady forest, passing the Bear Hollow junction at mile 1.2, Coldwater Spring at mile 1.7 and the Wilderness boundary at mile 2.1. From here, the trail turns south, climbing at first, then descending as it follows the ridge east of Cottonwood Canyon. At mile 3.4 a side trail splits east to Blind Hollow, but Mt. Elmer hikers should turn west and descend to the bottom of Cottonwood Canyon. The trail turns south, then westerly as it passes Cottonwood Spring and another trail junction. About mile 5.5 the trail may become harder to discern as it passes through a meadow and climbs steeply to the west, arriving at a saddle north of Mt. Elmer at mile 6.6. Continue to the west side of Mt.Elmer, traverse off-trail in an easterly direction through a talus slope, then uphill through a gap in the rocky ledge and up to the peak.
