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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Mine Road, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 miReach Alta Dry Fork Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

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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