Copper Mine Overlook–Bear Fork Trail, 6 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Rose Canyon County Open Space near Hi Country Estates, UT. The route reaches Copper Mine Overlook at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 4,617 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,152 – 9,010 ft · steepest grade: 41%15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Stocking Fork Loop Trail 40.48706, -112.13437
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT
Directions
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Copper Mine Overlook–Bear Fork Trail, 6 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,617 ft · 7 hr 11 min
Elevation 6,152–9,010 ft
Out & Back · Rose Canyon County Open Space
Trailhead: Stocking Fork Loop Trail · 40.48706, -112.13437
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Stocking Fork Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Stocking Fork Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Rose Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto City Canyon Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bear Fork Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Copper Mine Overlook Road, heading N.
- 1.9 miReach Copper Mine Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bear Fork Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto City Canyon Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Rose Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Stocking Fork Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stocking Fork Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 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
53% dirt26% gravel21% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat
79°59°
Sun
71°54°
36%
Mon
64°52°
56%
Tue
74°50°
Wed
81°59°
Thu
76°57°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~242 min). Leave by 3:36 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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