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Bartholomew Lake & Burt Spring Pond via Hobble Creek Parkway Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 2,833 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Bartholomew Lake & Burt Spring Pond via Hobble Creek Parkway Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. The route passes Bartholomew Lake and Burt Spring Pond before reaching Bartholomew Lake at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 2,833 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,784 – 6,158 ft · steepest grade: 34%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16109, -111.57572
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Bartholomew Lake & Burt Spring Pond via Hobble Creek Parkway Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 2,833 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 4,784–6,159 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.16109, -111.57572

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miPass Bartholomew Lake.
  15. 50 ftPass Burt Spring Pond.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right onto Hobble Creek Parkway Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.6 miReach Bartholomew Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miBear left onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bartholomew-lake-bartholomew-lake-out-back-3-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

59% dirt18% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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