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Big Dipper–Milky Way, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Big Dipper–Milky Way, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Hideout, UT. It climbs 614 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,470 – 6,979 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jordanelle Parkway 40.66033, -111.42578
Nearest town Hideout, UT
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Big Dipper–Milky Way, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,470–6,978 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Jordanelle Parkway · 40.66033, -111.42578

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jordanelle Parkway, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Two Rocks, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Skyridge Peak Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Milky Way, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Big Dipper, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Milky Way, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Big Dipper, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Milky Way, heading SW.
  10. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miReach Two Rocks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Big Dipper, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Milky Way, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Dipper, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Milky Way, heading E.
  16. 250 ftBear left onto Skyridge Peak Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Two Rocks, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Jordanelle Parkway, heading NE.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-dipper-milky-way-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F55°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 73°51° 45%
Mon 69°47° 46%
Tue 78°46°
Wed 82°52°
Thu 75°56° 20%
Fri 81°54° 20%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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