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

8 mi · ▲ 1,792 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road–Great Western Trail, 3 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. It climbs 1,792 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,221 – 8,160 ft · steepest grade: 30%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bountiful Peak Campground Road 40.98044, -111.80490
Nearest town Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT
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Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road–Great Western Trail, 3 sights

8 mi · ▲ 1,792 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 7,220–8,161 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bountiful Peak Campground Road · 40.98044, -111.80490

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bountiful Peak Campground Road, heading E.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Farmington Flat Road, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto Great Western Trail, heading SE.
  6. 2.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading S.
  8. 200 ftReach Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftBear right onto Great Western Trail, heading S.
  10. 2.1 miBear left onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Farmington Flat Road, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Campground Road, heading N.
  14. 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/arthurs-fork-4x4-road-great-western-trail-out-back-3-sights-13-km

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 72°F56°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 72°54°
Sun 70°48° 39%
Mon 58°44° 68%
Tue 68°40°
Wed 76°47°
Thu 69°49° 23%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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