Ecker Hill Trail–Elk Forest, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Ecker Hill Trail–Elk Forest, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Gogorza, UT. It climbs 735 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,398 – 7,038 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ecker Hill Trail 40.74245, -111.56834
Nearest town Gogorza, UT
Directions
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Ecker Hill Trail–Elk Forest, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 6,398–7,038 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ecker Hill Trail · 40.74245, -111.56834
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Ecker Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pinebrook Southeast Perimeter Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Alf Engen, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Elk Forest, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Ecker Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Alf Engen, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pinebrook Southeast Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Ecker Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
17% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:56 PM
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- Pinebrook Southeast Perimeter Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,337 ft
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