Circle All Peak–Bakers Pass, 6 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Merrywood, UT. The route passes Bakers Pass before reaching Circle All Peak at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 4,251 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Circle All Peak–Bakers Pass, 6 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 4,251 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,648–9,382 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Mid Millcreek Connector · 40.70618, -111.69000
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 14 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 Mid Millcreek Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Terraces Elbow Fork Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miPass Bakers Pass.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Raymond summit trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Baker Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Desolation Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Mill A Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Circle All Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Circle All Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mill A Basin Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Desolation Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Baker Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mt. Raymond summit trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading N.
- 2.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Terraces Elbow Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 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 Mid Millcreek Connector Trailhead
- Pipeline Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Mount Aire & Mount Aire Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,946 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 3.8 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- Millvue Peak–Lambs Canyon Pass, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft
- Bowman Fork Trail & Terraces Elbow Fork Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft
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