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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.

Elevation

0 mi5,341 – 6,713 ft · steepest grade: 36%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50494, -112.29052
Nearest town Tooele, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dark Trail, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Legion Park Camp Complex, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Muddy Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Bottom Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Spring Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftPass England Pass.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oakridge Dr, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Upland, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miReach England Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Oakridge Dr, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 250 ftBear right onto Bench Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bottom Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftBear right onto Muddy Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  30. 1.6 miBear right onto Dark Trail, heading NW.
  31. 400 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

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F66°
Precip0%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 83°64°
Sun 77°57° 28%
Mon 67°55° 44%
Tue 77°54°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 79°61° 23%

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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