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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto White Pine Canyon Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 4.6 miReach Bear Trap Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White Pine Canyon Road 4 mi · ▲ 1,874 ft
- Kelsey Peak via White Pine Canyon Road 8.8 mi · ▲ 3,647 ft
- White Pine Canyon Road 8.9 mi · ▲ 2,723 ft
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