10420 via Easy Rider is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Estates, UT. The route reaches 10420 at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 2,395 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,764 – 10,525 ft · steepest grade: 39%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59712, -111.58487
Nearest town Silver Lake Estates, UT
Directions
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10420 via Easy Rider
4.2 mi · ▲ 2,395 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 8,765–10,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59712, -111.58487
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 226 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Brighton Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Moose Tracks Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Golden Needle, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 10420 Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftReach 10420, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto 10420 Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Golden Needle, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Moose Tracks Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Easy Rider, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brighton Lakes Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
57% dirt2% gravel2% paved39% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 66°F49°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity35%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
66°48°
Sun
62°46°
54%
Mon
54°42°
55%
Tue
66°41°
Wed
72°49°
Thu
71°48°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 226 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Brighton Lakes Viewpoint & Dog Lake via Brighton Lakes Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- Moose Tracks Trail & Snake Pit Trail Loop via Easy Rider 2 mi · ▲ 705 ft
- Dog Lake & Wasatch Wiggle Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- Big Cottonwood Mine Loop via Brighton Lakes Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 885 ft
- Twin Lakes Viewpoint–Twin Lakes Reservoir, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft
- Lake Mary–Twin Lakes Reservoir Loop, 4 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 938 ft
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