Hidden Falls & Mill A Basin Trail via Desolation Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Pine Lodge, UT. The route reaches Hidden Falls at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 5,523 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,247 – 9,354 ft · steepest grade: 28%16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Butler Fork Trailhead 40.64931, -111.66168
Nearest town Pine Lodge, UT
Directions
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Hidden Falls & Mill A Basin Trail via Desolation Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 5,523 ft · 8 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,246–9,355 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Butler Fork Trailhead · 40.64931, -111.66168
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 73°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Butler Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Mill A Basin Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Baker Pass Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Desolation Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Mill B North Trail, heading SW.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto Hidden Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Hidden Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Mill B North Trail, heading N.
- 3.7 miSharp right onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Baker Pass Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Desolation Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Mill A Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Butler Fork Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 73°F55°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity35%
Rained 0.4″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
68°51°
47%
Mon
63°48°
53%
Tue
72°47°
Wed
77°54°
Thu
74°57°
21%
Fri
79°57°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~173 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Butler Fork Trailhead Trailhead
- Circle All Peak & Mill A Basin Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft
- Dog Lake & Butler Fork Trail via Desolation Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,740 ft
- Reynolds Peak–Dog Lake, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 2,366 ft
- Spring Water Pipeline Leak–Beaver Pond, 5 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 3,217 ft
- Desolation Lake–Dog Lake, 4 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 3,205 ft
- Mill B Overlook & Mill A Basin Trail via Desolation Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 4,604 ft
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