AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

24/7 Access–Blue Bird, 7 sights

15 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft · 5 hr 50 min

24/7 Access–Blue Bird, 7 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Kimball Junction, UT. It climbs 1,681 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,273 – 7,556 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.72356, -111.54943
Nearest town Kimball Junction, UT
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Directions

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24/7 Access–Blue Bird, 7 sights

15 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft · 5 hr 50 min

Elevation 6,272–7,555 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.72356, -111.54943

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 256 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn right onto West Ute Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto I-80 Ped Overpass, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Rasmussen Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Blue Bird, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto The Graduate, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left onto Fink Again, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Crazy Eights, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto 24-7, heading S.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Fink Again, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto 24-7, heading SW.
  21. 1.3 miBear left onto 24/7 Access, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto 24-7, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right onto Flying Dog, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miSharp right onto Preserve Connector, heading NE.
  25. 1.4 miReach Blue Bird, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 1.4 miSharp left onto Flying Dog, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miSharp left onto 24-7, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto 24/7 Access, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto 24-7, heading S.
  30. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Fink Again, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto 24-7, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Crazy Eights, heading E.
  33. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fink Again, heading E.
  34. 0.8 miSharp right onto The Graduate, heading NW.
  35. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Bird, heading SE.
  37. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rasmussen Trail, heading NW.
  38. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 0.5 miTurn right onto I-80 Ped Overpass, heading SE.
  41. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  44. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  47. 300 ftTurn right onto West Ute Road, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/24-7-access-blue-bird-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

60% dirt34% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~214 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 256 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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