AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Trap Pass & Ridge Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,552 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Bear Trap Pass & Ridge Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Angels Grove, UT. The route reaches Bear Trap Pass at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,552 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,817 – 7,202 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.47924, -112.27627
Nearest town Angels Grove, UT
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Bear Trap Pass & Ridge Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,552 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,816–7,203 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.47924, -112.27627

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.5 miReach Bear Trap Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.8 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/bear-trap-pass-ridge-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 80°62°
Sun 74°56° 30%
Mon 66°53° 33%
Tue 76°52°
Wed 82°61°
Thu 77°59° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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