Beartrap Fork Trail & Wasatch Crest Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. It climbs 3,525 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,556 – 9,905 ft · steepest grade: 35%14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead 40.61405, -111.57064
Nearest town Brighton, UT
Directions
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Beartrap Fork Trail & Wasatch Crest Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 3,525 ft · 6 hr 22 min
Elevation 7,556–9,905 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead · 40.61405, -111.57064
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 64°F / low 46° · precip 1% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 4.1 miSharp left onto Beartrap Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Wasatch Crest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 4.1 miTurn right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 64°F46°
Precip1%Wind20 mphUV7Humidity40%
Rained 0.6″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
60°42°
51%
Mon
57°41°
55%
Tue
66°42°
Wed
70°48°
Thu
65°51°
20%
Fri
71°50°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead Trailhead
- Wasatch Crest Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 663 ft
- Mill F East Fork Viewpoint–Mill F East Fork Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 851 ft
- Old Stage Crest Connect & Scottish Chief Mine Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 663 ft
- Guardsman Pass & Scott's Bypass 2.6 mi · ▲ 796 ft
- Mill F East Fork Trail–Old Stage Crest Connect, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft
- Scott Hill via Wasatch Crest Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 929 ft
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