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Farmington Cave–BST Access Trail, 6 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 5,185 ft · 7 hr 32 min

Farmington Cave–BST Access Trail, 6 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. The route reaches Farmington Cave at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 5,185 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,669 – 9,134 ft · steepest grade: 35%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96260, -111.81848
Nearest town Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT
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Farmington Cave–BST Access Trail, 6 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 5,185 ft · 7 hr 32 min

Elevation 4,669–9,135 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.96260, -111.81848

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading W.
  3. 3.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto BST Access Trail, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Steed Creek Trail, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading NE.
  15. 1 miBear right onto Black Sheep Trail, heading N.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear right onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading N.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rusty Rotor Trail, heading N.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miReach Farmington Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rusty Rotor Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Black Sheep Trail, heading N.
  31. 150 ftBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading NE.
  32. 1 miContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miBear left onto Steed Creek Trail, heading S.
  37. 100 ftTurn right onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  38. 450 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  39. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  41. 250 ftContinue straight onto BST Access Trail, heading S.
  42. 100 ftBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  43. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  44. 1.2 miTurn left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading SE.
  45. 3.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  46. 300 ftArrive 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/farmington-cave-bst-access-trail-out-back-6-sights-24-km

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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