Bear Trap Pass via White Pine Canyon Road

15 mi · ▲ 7,599 ft · 8 hr 48 min

Bear Trap Pass via White Pine Canyon Road is a 15-mile out-and-back near Angels Grove, UT. The route reaches Bear Trap Pass at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 7,599 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,811 – 10,322 ft · steepest grade: 41%15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48771, -112.19386
Nearest town Angels Grove, UT

Directions

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Bear Trap Pass via White Pine Canyon Road

15 mi · ▲ 7,599 ft · 8 hr 48 min

Elevation 6,812–10,321 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.48771, -112.19386

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto White Pine Canyon Road, heading S.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 4.6 miReach Bear Trap Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 2.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 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

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F58°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 76°53°
Sun 69°52° 33%
Mon 62°50° 50%
Tue 72°48°
Wed 79°57°
Thu 74°55° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~200 min). Leave by 4:18 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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