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Farmington Pond–BST Access Trail, 5 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 5,223 ft · 7 hr 25 min

Farmington Pond–BST Access Trail, 5 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. The route reaches Farmington Pond at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 5,223 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,508 – 9,134 ft · steepest grade: 38%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96260, -111.81848
Nearest town Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT
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Farmington Pond–BST Access Trail, 5 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 5,223 ft · 7 hr 25 min

Elevation 4,509–9,135 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.96260, -111.81848

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Main St @ 498 N stop 424 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading W.
  3. 3.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto BST Access Trail, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Steed Creek Trail, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading NE.
  15. 1 miBear right onto Black Sheep Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Black Sheep Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  21. 200 ftTurn right onto Flow Trail, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftSharp left onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftSharp right onto The Collector Trail, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Flow Trail, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftReach Farmington Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto The Collector Trail, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftSharp left onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftSharp right onto Flow Trail, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Black Sheep Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftSharp right onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftSharp right onto Black Sheep Trail, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading W.
  36. 1 miContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  38. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  40. 0.1 miBear left onto Steed Creek Trail, heading S.
  41. 100 ftTurn right onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  42. 450 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  43. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  44. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading SE.
  45. 250 ftContinue straight onto BST Access Trail, heading S.
  46. 100 ftBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  47. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  48. 1.2 miTurn left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
  49. 3.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 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/bountiful-peak-farmington-pond-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main St @ 498 N stop 424 m from the trailhead

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