AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Farmington Pond via North Firebreak Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Farmington Pond via North Firebreak Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Sunset Hills, UT. The route reaches Farmington Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 702 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,446 – 4,790 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.98159, -111.87891
Nearest town Sunset Hills, UT
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Farmington Pond via North Firebreak Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 702 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 4,445–4,791 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.98159, -111.87891

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 200 E @ 111 S stop 494 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Black Sheep Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Black Sheep Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Flow Trail, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftReach Farmington Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Black Sheep Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftSharp right onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftSharp right onto Black Sheep Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miArrive 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-pond-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 200 E @ 111 S stop 494 m from the trailhead

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