Emerald Lake–Mount Timpanogos Trail, 3 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Aspen Grove, UT. The route reaches Emerald Lake. It climbs 5,807 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,818 – 11,434 ft · steepest grade: 31%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.40502, -111.60279
Nearest town Aspen Grove, UT
Directions
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Emerald Lake–Mount Timpanogos Trail, 3 sights
16 mi · ▲ 5,807 ft · 8 hr 14 min
Elevation 6,818–11,434 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.40502, -111.60279
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mount Timpanogos Trail, heading W.
- 4.8 miPass Emerald Lake.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Timpanogos Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto North Timpanogos Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach Emerald Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Timpanogos Summit Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mount Timpanogos Trail, heading S.
- 5.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F57°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
76°55°
Sun
70°52°
56%
Mon
63°48°
56%
Tue
72°45°
Wed
78°51°
Thu
79°54°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~272 min). Leave by 3:04 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Dylan's Way & Middle Earth 1.9 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Kennecott & Middle Earth 2.6 mi · ▲ 501 ft
- Eden's & Middle Earth 2.6 mi · ▲ 665 ft
- Mica's Mile & Middle Earth 2.7 mi · ▲ 605 ft
- Stewarts Cascade Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 523 ft
- Stewarts Cascade Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 445 ft
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