Alexander-Bowman Trail & Bowman Fork Trail
12 mi · ▲ 4,365 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Alexander-Bowman Trail & Bowman Fork Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Lost Acres, UT. It climbs 4,365 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Alexander-Bowman Trail & Bowman Fork Trail
12 mi · ▲ 4,365 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Elevation 6,270–8,614 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Mid Millcreek Spur Trail · 40.68744, -111.65382
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mid Millcreek Spur Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Alexander Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Alexander-Bowman Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Alexander-Bowman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.5 miSharp left onto Alexander-Bowman Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Alexander Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left onto Mid Millcreek Spur Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mid Millcreek Spur Trail Trailhead
- Mid Millcreek Connector 2.2 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,278 ft
- Big Water Trail–Little Water Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,031 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 5.9 mi · ▲ 874 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft
- Pipeline Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 992 ft
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