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Chad's Gap–Days Fork Connector Trail, 4 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 4,789 ft · 6 hr 42 min

Chad's Gap–Days Fork Connector Trail, 4 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Mounthaven, UT. The route reaches Chad's Gap. It climbs 4,789 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,379 – 10,099 ft · steepest grade: 38%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Days Fork Trail 40.64088, -111.63850
Nearest town Mounthaven, UT
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Chad's Gap–Days Fork Connector Trail, 4 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 4,789 ft · 6 hr 42 min

Elevation 7,380–10,099 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Days Fork Trail · 40.64088, -111.63850

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 73°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Spruces (Down) stop 280 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Days Fork Trail, heading S.
  2. 3 miSharp left onto Days Fork Connector Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Flagstaff Mountain Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Chad's Gap.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading S.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftReach Chad's Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miBear left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Michigan City Road, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.7 miBear left onto Flagstaff Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Days Fork Connector Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.7 miSharp right onto Days Fork Trail, heading N.
  29. 2.8 miArrive 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/chads-gap-days-fork-connector-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 73°F54°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 68°48° 47%
Mon 62°48° 53%
Tue 71°47°
Wed 75°55°
Thu 72°57° 21%
Fri 77°55° 21%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Spruces (Down) stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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