England Pass–Bottom Trail, 6 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Tooele, UT. The route reaches England Pass. It climbs 3,450 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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England Pass–Bottom Trail, 6 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,450 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,342–6,712 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.50494, -112.29052
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Dark Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Legion Park Camp Complex, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Muddy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Bottom Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftPass England Pass.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oakridge Dr, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Upland, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach England Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Oakridge Dr, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bench Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bottom Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Muddy Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Dark Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~124 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Dark Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Settlement Canyon Reservoir 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,123 ft
- Left Hand Fork Trail–Muddy Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft
- Bottom Trail–Muddy Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,939 ft
- Bottom Trail–Left Hand Fork Trail, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,762 ft
- Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 5 sights 6 mi · ▲ 1,888 ft
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