AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Basin Express

3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Basin Express is a 3-mile out-and-back near Silver Springs, UT. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 6,575 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Winchester Trail 40.70936, -111.54450
Nearest town Silver Springs, UT
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Basin Express

3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,402–6,576 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Winchester Trail · 40.70936, -111.54450

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Winchester Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto East 224 Trail, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Basin Express, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto East 224 Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Basin Express, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto New Park, heading N.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Millenium Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto RTS Access, heading NW.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto Millenium Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto RTS Access, heading NW.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto Millenium Trail, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto New Park, heading E.
  19. 450 ftSharp right onto Basin Express, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto East 224 Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Basin Express, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto East 224 Trail, heading S.
  24. 350 ftTurn right onto Winchester Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.2 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/basin-express-out-back-5-km-f007

Trail surface

61% paved17% dirt13% gravel7% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F49°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 78°51°
Sun 75°51° 41%
Mon 63°48° 50%
Tue 76°48°
Wed 83°54°
Thu 80°55° 20%

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