Bakers Pass–Bowman Fork Trail, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 6,019 ft · 8 hr 23 min
Bakers Pass–Bowman Fork Trail, 4 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Merrywood, UT. The route reaches Bakers Pass. It climbs 6,019 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bakers Pass–Bowman Fork Trail, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 6,019 ft · 8 hr 23 min
Elevation 6,316–9,384 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Bowman Fork Road · 40.69367, -111.71367
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Bowman Fork Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 3.7 miPass Bakers Pass.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mt. Raymond summit trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Baker Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Desolation Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Porter Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miReach Bakers Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Desolation Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Baker Pass Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mt. Raymond summit trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading N.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 2.8 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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