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Cascade Saddle Spring–Cascade Saddle, 5 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 5,388 ft · 7 hr 44 min

Cascade Saddle Spring–Cascade Saddle, 5 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View, UT. The route passes Cascade Saddle before reaching Cascade Saddle Spring at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 5,388 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,122 – 9,745 ft · steepest grade: 24%16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Y Mountain Trailhead 40.24481, -111.62716
Nearest town Pleasant View, UT
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Cascade Saddle Spring–Cascade Saddle, 5 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 5,388 ft · 7 hr 44 min

Elevation 5,122–9,745 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Y Mountain Trailhead · 40.24481, -111.62716

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Terrace Drive, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Terrace Drive, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading NW.
  8. 2.7 miTurn right onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading NE.
  9. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Shingle Mill Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Big Springs Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miPass Cascade Saddle.
  12. 50 ftPass Cascade Saddle Spring.
  13. 0.2 miReach Cascade Saddle Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Shingle Mill Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading NW.
  16. 3.4 miBear left onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading W.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading SW.
  18. 2.7 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  21. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Terrace Drive, heading S.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Terrace Drive, heading SE.
  24. 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-spring-cascade-saddle-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

95% dirt2% gravel1% paved2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F67°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 87°66°
Sun 79°59° 53%
Mon 71°56° 53%
Tue 78°55°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 87°63° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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