Brighton Ridge Run is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Brighton, UT. It climbs 3,550 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,805 – 10,388 ft · steepest grade: 32%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Snake Creek Mine Dump Road 40.56923, -111.55423
Nearest town Brighton, UT
Directions
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Brighton Ridge Run
8.5 mi · ▲ 3,550 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 7,807–10,387 ft
Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Snake Creek Mine Dump Road · 40.56923, -111.55423
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Brighton Ridge Run, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Brighton Ridge Run, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 4:23 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Snake Creek Mine Dump Road Trailhead
- Brighton Ridge Run 6.3 mi · ▲ 2,758 ft
- Brighton Ridge Run 7.4 mi · ▲ 3,233 ft
- Brighton Lakes Viewpoint–Dog Lake, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 3,387 ft
- Big Cottonwood Mine Loop–Moose Tracks Trail, 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 3,844 ft
- Sunset Pass–Home Run Trail, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 5,576 ft
- Catherine Pass–Sunset Pass, 9 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 5,474 ft
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