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Farmington Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Farmington Hills, UT. It climbs 1,061 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,607 – 5,627 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: BST Access Trail 40.99876, -111.88732
Nearest town Farmington Hills, UT

Directions

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Farmington Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,061 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 4,608–5,626 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: BST Access Trail · 40.99876, -111.88732

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 71° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on BST Access Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Farmington Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.8 miReach Farmington Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto BST Access Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F71°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 87°70°
Sun 82°59° 38%
Mon 70°55° 67%
Tue 79°52°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 78°61° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

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