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East Fallen Pines Lane–Old Stage Crest Connect, 3 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. It climbs 1,985 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,586 – 9,823 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.62922, -111.55428
Nearest town Brighton, UT

Directions

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East Fallen Pines Lane–Old Stage Crest Connect, 3 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,985 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 8,586–9,824 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.62922, -111.55428

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Pinecone Ridge, heading S.
  4. 1 miSharp left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Old Stage Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Fallen Pines Lane, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miReach Pinecone Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Old Stage Road, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right onto Pinecone Ridge, heading NW.
  16. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 63°F48°
Precip1%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 64°46°
Sun 60°44° 55%
Mon 53°41° 58%
Tue 65°40°
Wed 71°47°
Thu 69°47° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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