Basin Express

4.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Basin Express is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Kimball Junction, UT. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 6,641 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.72595, -111.54753
Nearest town Kimball Junction, UT

Directions

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Basin Express

4.5 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,402–6,639 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.72595, -111.54753

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 200 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto West Ute Road, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Millenium Trail, heading S.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto New Park, heading S.
  7. 400 ftSharp right onto Basin Express, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto East 224 Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Basin Express, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto East 224 Trail, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Winchester Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Basin Express, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Winchester Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto East 224 Trail, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Basin Express, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto East 224 Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Basin Express, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left onto New Park, heading N.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Millenium Trail, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 400 ftContinue straight onto West Ute Road, heading N.
  27. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 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 surface

80% paved8% dirt5% gravel5% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F50°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 78°52°
Sun 73°52° 48%
Mon 63°49° 57%
Tue 76°48°
Wed 83°55°
Thu 80°55° 28%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 200 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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