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Wasatch Mountain State Park

Empire Pass Viewpoint–Aqueduct, 9 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 3,737 ft · 6 hr 58 min

Empire Pass Viewpoint–Aqueduct, 9 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Interlaken, UT. The route passes Empire Pass before reaching Empire Pass Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 3,737 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,784 – 9,098 ft · steepest grade: 17%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sage 40.54601, -111.45378
Nearest town Interlaken, UT
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Empire Pass Viewpoint–Aqueduct, 9 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 3,737 ft · 6 hr 58 min

Elevation 5,785–9,097 ft

Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Sage · 40.54601, -111.45378

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sage, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftSharp left onto Cottontail Loop, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto The Barrell, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aqueduct, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Dutch Hollow Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dutchman Way, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prospect, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dutchman Way, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Prospect, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Dutch Canyon Road, heading NE.
  11. 2.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Heard It Both Ways Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bow Hunter Connect Road, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bow Hunter Connect, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Camp Road, heading W.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Flagstaff Loop, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftSharp left onto Flagstaff Access, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Deer Camp Road, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Camp Road, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Tug of War Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Deer Camp Road, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miPass Empire Pass.
  24. 250 ftReach Empire Pass Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tug of War Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miBear right onto Deer Camp Road, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tug of War Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Camp Road, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftSharp left onto Flagstaff Access, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftSharp right onto Flagstaff Loop, heading SE.
  31. 150 ftBear left onto Deer Camp Road, heading SE.
  32. 250 ftBear right onto Bow Hunter Connect, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Bow Hunter Connect Road, heading E.
  34. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 250 ftContinue straight onto Heard It Both Ways Trail, heading SW.
  36. 2.6 miSharp right onto Dutch Canyon Road, heading NE.
  37. 2.1 miBear left onto Prospect, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miBear left onto Dutchman Way, heading SE.
  39. 100 ftContinue straight onto Prospect, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dutchman Way, heading SE.
  41. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dutch Hollow Trail, heading S.
  42. 0.2 miBear right onto Aqueduct, heading S.
  43. 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Barrell, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cottontail Loop, heading S.
  45. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sage, heading S.
  46. 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/aqueduct-bow-hunter-connect-road-out-back-7-sights-24-km

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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