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Mount Olympus Wilderness

Dog Lake–Bakers Pass, 7 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 4,218 ft · 7 hr 29 min

Dog Lake–Bakers Pass, 7 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Merrywood, UT. The route passes Bakers Pass and Dog Lake. It climbs 4,218 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,270 – 9,380 ft · steepest grade: 33%16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bowman Fork Trailhead 40.69693, -111.71606
Nearest town Merrywood, UT
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Dog Lake–Bakers Pass, 7 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 4,218 ft · 7 hr 29 min

Elevation 6,270–9,382 ft

Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness

Trailhead: Bowman Fork Trailhead · 40.69693, -111.71606

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bowman Fork Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 3.7 miPass Bakers Pass.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mt. Raymond summit trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baker Pass Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Desolation Trail, heading S.
  7. 4.3 miPass Dog Lake.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Water Trail, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftBear right onto Little Water Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Water Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Little Water Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Water Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 miSharp left onto Lower Big Water Link Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Mid Millcreek Spur Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NW.
  19. 2.9 miBear left onto Terraces Elbow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dog-lake-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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