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Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road–Great Western Trail, 3 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 4,049 ft · 7 hr 11 min

Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road–Great Western Trail, 3 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Quailbrook, UT. It climbs 4,049 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,956 – 8,239 ft · steepest grade: 33%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tuttle Loop Trailhead 40.91785, -111.80605
Nearest town Quailbrook, UT
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Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road–Great Western Trail, 3 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 4,049 ft · 7 hr 11 min

Elevation 6,955–8,237 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tuttle Loop Trailhead · 40.91785, -111.80605

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tuttle Loop Trail, heading S.
  2. 3.4 miTurn left onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading NE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Great Western Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.1 miBear left onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Farmington Flat Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miReach Tuttle Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Great Western Trail, heading SE.
  10. 2.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading S.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tuttle Loop Trail, heading SW.
  14. 3.3 miArrive 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/arthurs-fork-4x4-road-great-western-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F56°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 72°54°
Sun 69°47° 38%
Mon 57°44° 67%
Tue 68°39°
Wed 76°47°
Thu 69°49° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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