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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Pinecone Ridge, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Old Stage Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Fallen Pines Lane, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Pinecone Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Old Stage Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pinecone Ridge, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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