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Cairn Chasm Crossing Trail & Molly's Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Cairn Chasm Crossing Trail & Molly's Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Grove, UT. It climbs 328 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,912 – 5,135 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39408, -111.73589
Nearest town Pleasant Grove, UT
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Cairn Chasm Crossing Trail & Molly's Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 4,911–5,134 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.39408, -111.73589

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Molly's Trail, heading S.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Cowley's Curse, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gambel, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rose, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Gambel, heading SE.
  16. 500 ftTurn right onto Cairn Chasm Crossing Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miSharp left onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Bench Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading N.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn right onto Bench Road, heading E.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftBear right onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  26. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 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/cairn-chasm-crossing-trail-mollys-trail-out-back

Trail surface

81% dirt18% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F67°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 85°67°
Sun 75°59° 48%
Mon 72°57° 55%
Tue 79°57°
Wed 87°62°
Thu 83°65° 23%

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 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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