AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area

EID & Old Mine Road Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,316 ft · 2 hr 9 min

EID & Old Mine Road Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area near Killyons, UT. The route reaches EID. It climbs 1,316 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,566 ft · steepest grade: 33%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.79638, -111.72306
Nearest town Killyons, UT
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EID & Old Mine Road Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,316 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 6,390–7,564 ft

Out & Back · Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.79638, -111.72306

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass EID.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Old Mine Road Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miReach EID, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.1 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miArrive 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/eid-old-mine-road-trail-out-back-7-km-9381

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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