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Billy Idol (Threadstone) Trail–Cougar Tracks (Threadstone) Trail, 5 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 49 min

Billy Idol (Threadstone) Trail–Cougar Tracks (Threadstone) Trail, 5 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Eagle Mountain, UT. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,187 – 5,302 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bugs Bunny Trail 40.34377, -111.97572
Nearest town Eagle Mountain, UT
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Billy Idol (Threadstone) Trail–Cougar Tracks (Threadstone) Trail, 5 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 49 min

Elevation 5,186–5,302 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bugs Bunny Trail · 40.34377, -111.97572

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Bugs Bunny Trail, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto OHV-2, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto OHV-3 Road, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto OHV-1, heading S.
  8. 500 ftBear right onto Space Dust Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Launch Pad Trail, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Billy Idol (Threadstone) Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Treadstone Shortcut Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Billy Idol (Threadstone) Trail, heading E.
  13. 100 ftBear left onto Cougar Tracks (Threadstone) Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Tracks, heading E.
  15. 450 ftReach OHV-1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cougar Tracks (Threadstone) Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Billy Idol (Threadstone) Trail, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Treadstone Shortcut Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Billy Idol (Threadstone) Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Launch Pad Trail, heading W.
  21. 350 ftTurn left onto Space Dust Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto OHV-1, heading SE.
  23. 500 ftBear left onto OHV-3 Road, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto OHV-1, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftSharp left onto OHV-2, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bugs Bunny Trail, heading NE.
  28. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 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/billy-idol-threadstone-trail-cougar-tracks-threadstone-trail-out-back-5-sights-4-km-ca59

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F66°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 77°56° 37%
Mon 72°54° 38%
Tue 80°52°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 83°67° 20%
Fri 88°61° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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