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Bad Apple–Blue Bird, 4 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Bad Apple–Blue Bird, 4 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Kimball Junction, UT. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,273 – 6,431 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bitner Road 40.72562, -111.53785
Nearest town Kimball Junction, UT
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Bad Apple–Blue Bird, 4 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,272–6,432 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bitner Road · 40.72562, -111.53785

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Awards bus stop stop 197 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rasmussen Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Blue Bird, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto The Graduate, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Bad Apple, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach Blue Bird, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto The Graduate, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Bird, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rasmussen Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.9 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/bad-apple-blue-bird-out-back-4-sights-11-km-05ea

Trail surface

78% paved16% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F53°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 73°51° 41%
Mon 67°50° 50%
Tue 77°49°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 77°59° 20%
Fri 82°60° 21%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Awards bus stop stop 197 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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