Circle All Peak–Bakers Pass, 6 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Merrywood, UT. The route passes Bakers Pass before reaching Circle All Peak at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 4,018 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,217 – 9,380 ft · steepest grade: 35%12.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.69887, -111.71563
Nearest town Merrywood, UT
Directions
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Circle All Peak–Bakers Pass, 6 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 4,018 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,217–9,382 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.69887, -111.71563
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Terraces Elbow Fork Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.7 miPass Bakers Pass.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mt. Raymond summit trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Baker Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Desolation Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Mill A Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Circle All Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Circle All Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mill A Basin Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Desolation Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Baker Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mt. Raymond summit trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading N.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Terraces Elbow Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F63°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
79°62°
Sun
74°54°
42%
Mon
61°50°
61%
Tue
74°49°
Wed
82°56°
Thu
78°56°
26%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Gobblers Knob–Alexander Basin Trail Loop, 4 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 4,777 ft
- Mill B Overlook–Bakers Pass, 4 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 5,777 ft
- Dog Lake–Bakers Pass, 7 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 4,218 ft
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