Mount Olympus Wilderness

Bowman Fork Trail & Terraces Elbow Fork Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Bowman Fork Trail & Terraces Elbow Fork Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Merrywood, UT. It climbs 1,789 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,270 – 7,363 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mid Millcreek Connector 40.70618, -111.69000
Nearest town Merrywood, UT

Directions

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Bowman Fork Trail & Terraces Elbow Fork Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 6,270–7,361 ft

Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness

Trailhead: Mid Millcreek Connector · 40.70618, -111.69000

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mid Millcreek Connector, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Terraces Elbow Fork Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach Terraces Elbow Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Terraces Elbow Fork Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NE.
  10. 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 77°F56°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 77°56°
Sun 73°52° 42%
Mon 60°49° 61%
Tue 72°47°
Wed 80°55°
Thu 76°55° 26%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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