Bountiful Peak–Jurassic Gate retention pond, 4 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 5,119 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Bountiful Peak–Jurassic Gate retention pond, 4 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Bountiful Peak before reaching Jurassic Gate retention pond at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 5,119 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bountiful Peak–Jurassic Gate retention pond, 4 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 5,119 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 4,606–9,251 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bountiful Peak Trail · 40.96441, -111.81813
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 620 N stop 524 m from the trailhead
- Start on Bountiful Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Bountiful Peak.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Jurassic Gate retention pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Bountiful Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 620 N stop 524 m from the trailhead
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