Rose Canyon County Open Space

Bear Fork Trail–Bitchin' Breccie Trail, 7 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 2,840 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Bear Fork Trail–Bitchin' Breccie Trail, 7 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Rose Canyon County Open Space near Hi Country Estates, UT. It climbs 2,840 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,506 – 7,668 ft · steepest grade: 35%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48614, -112.15111
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT

Directions

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Bear Fork Trail–Bitchin' Breccie Trail, 7 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 2,840 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 6,507–7,669 ft

Out & Back · Rose Canyon County Open Space

Trailhead: 40.48614, -112.15111

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Tooele Fork Road, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bear Fork Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto City Canyon Road, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Rose Ridge Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Wind Caves Way Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rio Escandido Trail, heading S.
  12. 100 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bitchin' Breccie Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miSharp right onto City Canyon Road, heading SE.
  18. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading N.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bear Fork Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Tooele Fork Road, heading N.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 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

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 77°56°
Sun 70°53° 35%
Mon 63°50° 54%
Tue 73°49°
Wed 80°57°
Thu 75°56° 25%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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