Big Flat Spring–Sunset Pass, 4 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Sunset Pass and Big Flat Spring. It climbs 4,329 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,281 – 10,562 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail 40.57720, -111.61463
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Big Flat Spring–Sunset Pass, 4 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 4,329 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 8,283–10,560 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail · 40.57720, -111.61463
Weather Sep 6: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 46° · precip 16% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Homestake Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Alps Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Sunset Pass.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Big Flat Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Big Flat Spring.
- 1 miTurn left onto Big Flat Road, heading E.
- 400 ftReach Big Flat Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Big Flat Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Albion Alps Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Homestake Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Supreme Bottom Terminal Road, heading N.
- 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
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 61°F46°
Feels like44°Precip16%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Mon
56°42°
62%
Tue
64°43°
Wed
67°45°
Thu
68°46°
Fri
70°51°
16%
Sat
53°35°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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