Bad Apple–Blue Bird, 4 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,172 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Bad Apple–Blue Bird, 4 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Summit Park, UT. It climbs 1,172 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,231 – 6,864 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Moose Hollow 40.76275, -111.59721
Nearest town Summit Park, UT

Directions

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Bad Apple–Blue Bird, 4 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,172 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,230–6,865 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Moose Hollow · 40.76275, -111.59721

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Moose Hollow, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rasmussen Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Bird, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto The Graduate, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Bad Apple, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left onto Dropout, heading E.
  15. 500 ftReach Moose Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 500 ftSharp right onto Bad Apple, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto The Graduate, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Bird, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rasmussen Trail, heading W.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  25. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Moose Hollow, heading NW.
  28. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% dirt39% paved5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F54°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 72°49° 39%
Mon 65°48° 49%
Tue 75°47°
Wed 79°54°
Thu 75°57° 20%
Fri 79°58° 21%

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