Crows Nest Trail & Wild Turkey
6.6 mi · ▲ 2,049 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Crows Nest Trail & Wild Turkey is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Mound City, UT. It climbs 2,049 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,457 – 8,212 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.52961, -111.54028
Nearest town Mound City, UT
Directions
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Crows Nest Trail & Wild Turkey
6.6 mi · ▲ 2,049 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 6,458–8,213 ft
Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.52961, -111.54028
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Lime Canyon, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Out and Back (west), heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mid Mountain Loop, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Crows Nest Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Wild Turkey, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Crows Nest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crows Nest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid Mountain Loop, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Out and Back (west), heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lime Canyon, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2 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
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM
More from this trailhead
- Lime Canyon 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,905 ft
- Mid Mountain Loop 6 mi · ▲ 1,993 ft
- Happy Camper–Mid Mountain Loop, 7 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 3,358 ft
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