AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes
Box Elder Peak 3-24-2022.jpg
DanL2011 · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eagle Crest Trail–Off the Beaten Path Trail, 5 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Eagle Crest Trail–Off the Beaten Path Trail, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Potawatomi, UT. It climbs 550 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,955 – 6,227 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Ridge Trailhead 40.47425, -111.84999
Nearest town Potawatomi, UT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Eagle Crest Trail–Off the Beaten Path Trail, 5 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 5,953–6,228 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Deer Ridge Trailhead · 40.47425, -111.84999

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

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Hollow / Deer Ridge Access Trail, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Hollow / Deer Ridge Access Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto South Maple Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Maple Hollow South, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Zooropa DH Trail, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Levitate DH Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Vertigo DH Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Woods Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miReach Off the Beaten Path Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Woods Hollow Trail, heading S.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Vertigo DH Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Levitate DH Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Zooropa DH Trail, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right onto South Maple Hollow South, heading W.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miBear right onto South Maple Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  29. 350 ftSharp left onto Maple Hollow / Deer Ridge Access Trail, heading N.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Hollow / Deer Ridge Access Trail, heading NE.
  32. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/eagle-crest-trail-off-the-beaten-path-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

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

More from Deer Ridge Trailhead Trailhead

Hikes near Potawatomi, Utah