Avenues Ridge Trail–Black Mountain Trail, 6 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area near Margarethe, UT. It climbs 5,360 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,187 – 8,042 ft · steepest grade: 35%13.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meadows Trail 40.82453, -111.79371
Nearest town Margarethe, UT
Directions
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Avenues Ridge Trail–Black Mountain Trail, 6 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 5,360 ft · 6 hr 51 min
Elevation 5,186–8,042 ft
Out & Back · Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Trailhead: Meadows Trail · 40.82453, -111.79371
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Smuggler's Gap Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Black Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 3.1 miBear right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Avenues Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Smuggler's Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Avenues Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miContinue straight onto Smuggler's Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F59°
Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
78°59°
Sun
75°56°
36%
Mon
63°51°
64%
Tue
75°50°
Wed
83°55°
Thu
77°57°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meadows Trail Trailhead
- Smuggler's Gap Trail 3 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft
- Meadows Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,128 ft
- 19th Avenue (Upper)–Avenues Ridge Trail, 7 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 4,898 ft
- Black Mountain Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, 6 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 5,243 ft
- Mount Van Cott–Black Mountain Trail, 7 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 6,303 ft
- Overlook–Canyon Overlook, 9 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 5,800 ft
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