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Cascade Saddle–Big Springs Hollow Trail, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 5,970 ft · 7 hr 29 min

Cascade Saddle–Big Springs Hollow Trail, 4 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. The route reaches Cascade Saddle. It climbs 5,970 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,595 – 9,745 ft · steepest grade: 31%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26876, -111.58596
Nearest town Edgemont, UT
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Cascade Saddle–Big Springs Hollow Trail, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 5,970 ft · 7 hr 29 min

Elevation 6,593–9,745 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.26876, -111.58596

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading E.
  3. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Shingle Mill Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Big Springs Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Cascade Saddle.
  6. 3.1 miReach Cascade Saddle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3.4 miBear right onto Shingle Mill Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading SE.
  9. 3.4 miBear left onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 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/cascade-saddle-big-springs-hollow-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F56°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 75°56°
Sun 71°52° 54%
Mon 64°49° 54%
Tue 72°48°
Wed 79°54°
Thu 80°56° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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