Flag Rock–Bountiful Peak, 8 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 5,890 ft · 7 hr 35 min

Flag Rock–Bountiful Peak, 8 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Bountiful Peak before reaching Flag Rock at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 5,890 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,669 – 9,252 ft · steepest grade: 35%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bountiful Peak Trail 40.96441, -111.81813
Nearest town Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT

Directions

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Flag Rock–Bountiful Peak, 8 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 5,890 ft · 7 hr 35 min

Elevation 4,669–9,251 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bountiful Peak Trail · 40.96441, -111.81813

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Bountiful Peak Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Bountiful Peak.
  3. 3.4 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 E.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Flag Rock Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miBear left onto Centennial Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftReach Flag Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Flag Rock Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miSharp left onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Steed Creek Trail, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  24. 450 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading SW.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto BST Access Trail, heading S.
  28. 150 ftBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 1.2 miTurn left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading S.
  31. 3.3 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

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 66°F48°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 61°41° 39%
Mon 54°38° 55%
Tue 63°35°
Wed 70°44°
Thu 66°50° 19%
Fri 70°48° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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