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The Ranches Parkway

Backspacer Trail–Brass Monkey Trail, 8 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Backspacer Trail–Brass Monkey Trail, 8 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in The Ranches Parkway near Eagle Mountain, UT. It climbs 673 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,899 – 5,351 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36191, -111.98543
Nearest town Eagle Mountain, UT
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Backspacer Trail–Brass Monkey Trail, 8 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 4,897–5,350 ft

Out & Back · The Ranches Parkway

Trailhead: 40.36191, -111.98543

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: Sparrowhawk Way @ 7746 N stop 553 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto OHV-0 Road, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nirvana Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto OHV-0 Road, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Bisector, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Brass Monkey Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Creed Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Brass Monkey Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto OHV-0 Road, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Treadstone Connect Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Given to Fly Trail (Lower), heading NE.
  18. 150 ftTurn right onto Supersonic Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Given to Fly Trail (Lower), heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftSharp left onto Mormon Cricket Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nirvana Trail, heading N.
  23. 100 ftBear right onto Backspacer Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right onto Given to Fly Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miBear left onto Britney Spears Trail, heading S.
  26. 350 ftTurn right onto Nirvana Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Britney Spears Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nirvana Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Britney Spears Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bisector, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear left onto Brass Monkey Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto OHV-0 Road, heading W.
  33. 100 ftBear right onto Brass Monkey Trail, heading W.
  34. 400 ftContinue straight onto OHV-0 Road, heading NW.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brass Monkey Trail, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto OHV-0 Road, heading NW.
  37. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 1.1 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/backspacer-trail-brass-monkey-trail-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

39% dirt29% paved3% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F60°
Feels like81°Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 86°63°
Sun 77°58° 43%
Mon 71°56° 54%
Tue 79°52°
Wed 87°57°
Thu 83°62° 24%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sparrowhawk Way @ 7746 N stop 553 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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