Big Flat Spring & Big Flat Springs Trail via Ridge Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,161 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Big Flat Spring & Big Flat Springs Trail via Ridge Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Estates, UT. The route reaches Big Flat Spring. It climbs 1,161 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,298 – 9,453 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.55967, -111.55834
Nearest town Silver Lake Estates, UT

Directions

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Big Flat Spring & Big Flat Springs Trail via Ridge Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 1,161 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 8,297–9,454 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.55967, -111.55834

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Flat Road, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miPass Big Flat Spring.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Big Flat Springs Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miReach Big Flat Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Flat Springs Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F50°
Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 68°48°
Sun 65°47° 58%
Mon 55°44° 59%
Tue 68°43°
Wed 74°50°
Thu 72°50° 29%