Ambush–Colin's Trail, 7 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,304 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Ambush–Colin's Trail, 7 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Silver Springs, UT. It climbs 2,304 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ambush–Colin's Trail, 7 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,304 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 7,128–8,128 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rob's Trail · 40.69937, -111.56636
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rob's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Colin's Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rob's Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Olympic, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ambush, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hunter's Trail of the Mid Mountain, heading SW.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pinebrook Southeast Perimeter, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pinebrook SE Perimeter, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Upper Meeks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Rob's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pinebrook SE Perimeter, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Pinebrook Southeast Perimeter, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hunter's Trail of the Mid Mountain, heading E.
- 2.8 miBear right onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ambush, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Olympic, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rob's Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Colin's Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rob's Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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