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Bartholomew Lake & Burt Spring Pond via Spring Canyon Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 2,782 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Bartholomew Lake & Burt Spring Pond via Spring Canyon Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. The route passes Bartholomew Lake, Burt Spring Pond and Bartholomew Lake before reaching Burt Spring Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 2,782 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,784 – 6,158 ft · steepest grade: 36%5.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.9 mi · ▲ 2,782 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 4,784–6,159 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.16109, -111.57572

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · 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. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftPass Burt Spring Pond.
  19. 200 ftReach Bartholomew Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftArrive 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/bartholomew-lake-bartholomew-lake-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

81% dirt2% paved17% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F69°
Feels like82°Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 88°68°
Sun 80°59° 56%
Mon 74°55° 56%
Tue 78°52°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 88°60° 24%

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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