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Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area

19th Avenue (Upper)–Avenues Ridge Trail, 7 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 4,898 ft · 6 hr 21 min

19th Avenue (Upper)–Avenues Ridge Trail, 7 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area near Margarethe, UT. It climbs 4,898 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,532 – 8,042 ft · steepest grade: 35%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadows Trail 40.82453, -111.79371
Nearest town Margarethe, UT
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19th Avenue (Upper)–Avenues Ridge Trail, 7 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 4,898 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Elevation 5,532–8,042 ft

Out & Back · Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area

Trailhead: Meadows Trail · 40.82453, -111.79371

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meadows Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Smuggler's Gap Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Black Mountain Trail, heading W.
  4. 3.1 miBear right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Avenues Ridge Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Terrace Hills Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto 19th Avenue (Upper), heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Avenues Ridge Trail, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftReach Smuggler's Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Avenues Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftSharp right onto 19th Avenue (Upper), heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Terrace Hills Ridge Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Avenues Ridge Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miBear left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading E.
  25. 3.1 miContinue straight onto Smuggler's Gap Trail, heading NE.
  26. 1.1 miTurn left onto Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/19th-avenue-upper-avenues-ridge-trail-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F59°
Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 78°59°
Sun 75°56° 36%
Mon 63°51° 64%
Tue 75°50°
Wed 83°55°
Thu 77°57° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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