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Wasatch Mountain State Park

Empire Pass Viewpoint–Bow Hunter Connect Road, 8 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 3,206 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Empire Pass Viewpoint–Bow Hunter Connect Road, 8 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Interlaken, UT. The route passes Empire Pass before reaching Empire Pass Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 3,206 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,562 – 9,098 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56190, -111.49145
Nearest town Interlaken, UT
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Empire Pass Viewpoint–Bow Hunter Connect Road, 8 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 3,206 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,561–9,097 ft

Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 40.56190, -111.49145

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 500 ftSharp right onto TV Tower Road, heading N.
  6. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Jedder Ridge Road, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto Jedder Road, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Heard It Both Ways Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jedder Road, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bow Hunter Connect Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bow Hunter Connect, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Camp Road, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftBear right onto Flagstaff Loop, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftSharp left onto Flagstaff Access, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftSharp right onto Deer Camp Road, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Camp Road, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Tug of War Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Deer Camp Road, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miPass Empire Pass.
  22. 150 ftReach Empire Pass Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tug of War Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miBear right onto Deer Camp Road, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tug of War Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Camp Road, heading E.
  27. 50 ftSharp left onto Flagstaff Access, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp right onto Flagstaff Loop, heading E.
  29. 100 ftBear left onto Deer Camp Road, heading E.
  30. 250 ftBear right onto Bow Hunter Connect, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Bow Hunter Connect Road, heading SE.
  32. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Jedder Road, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Heard It Both Ways Trail, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left onto Jedder Road, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Jedder Ridge Road, heading E.
  36. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 100 ftTurn right onto TV Tower Road, heading SE.
  38. 2.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  41. 0.5 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/empire-pass-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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