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The Ranches Parkway

Backspacer Trail–Bugs Bunny Trail, 10 sights

5 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Backspacer Trail–Bugs Bunny Trail, 10 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in The Ranches Parkway near Eagle Mountain, UT. It climbs 593 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,902 – 5,387 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36015, -111.98562
Nearest town Eagle Mountain, UT
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Backspacer Trail–Bugs Bunny Trail, 10 sights

5 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 4,901–5,389 ft

Out & Back · The Ranches Parkway

Trailhead: 40.36015, -111.98562

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 465 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Ridgeline Trail - Hidden Hollow Section, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Stairway to Heaven Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock-a-Billy Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Town Road Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Stairway to Heaven Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Rock-a-Billy Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock-a-Billy Access Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Rock-a-Billy Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock-a-Billy Access Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Alchemy Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock-a-Billy Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock-a-Billy Down Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock-a-Billy Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Rock-Around Trail, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock-a-Billy Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock-Around Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock-a-Billy Trail, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftBear right onto Cow Tracks Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Bugs Bunny Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto OHV-2, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto OHV-3 Road, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto OHV-1, heading SE.
  26. 450 ftBear right onto Space Dust Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Launch Pad Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Space Dust Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto OHV-5 Road, heading S.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Backspacer Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto OHV-5 Road, heading S.
  32. 100 ftTurn left onto Backspacer Trail, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crop Duster Trail, heading W.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left onto Gunslinger Trail, heading S.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crop Duster Trail, heading S.
  36. 200 ftTurn left onto Roadrunner Trail, heading SE.
  37. 0.2 miBear left onto Hunting Wabbit Trail, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Rocket Powere Rollerskates Trail, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Roadrunner Trail, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rocket Powere Rollerskates Trail, heading NE.
  41. 0.1 miBear right onto Bugs Bunny Trail, heading NE.
  42. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  44. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  47. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  49. 100 ftTurn left onto Big Thunder Trail, heading NW.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ridgeline Trail, heading NW.
  52. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail - Hidden Hollow Section, heading NW.
  53. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail - Lookout Connector, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftBear left onto Ridgeline Trail - Hidden Hollow Section, heading NW.
  55. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  56. 0.4 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-bugs-bunny-trail-out-back-10-sights

Trail surface

87% dirt9% paved2% gravel2% 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%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sparrowhawk Way @ 7746 N stop 465 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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