Alta Dry Fork Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. It climbs 259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,582 – 7,783 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53326, -111.59418
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Alta Dry Fork Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 7,581–7,783 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.53326, -111.59418
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Mine Road, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach Alta Dry Fork Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
60% dirt40% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 72°F50°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity27%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
71°50°
Sun
67°49°
57%
Mon
60°45°
61%
Tue
70°42°
Wed
76°50°
Thu
76°51°
27%
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