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Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area

Freeze Creek - Brigham Fork connector–Freeze Creek Trail, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 3,010 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Freeze Creek - Brigham Fork connector–Freeze Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area near Pinecrest, UT. It climbs 3,010 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,221 – 7,566 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Mine Road Trail 40.80776, -111.72300
Nearest town Pinecrest, UT
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Freeze Creek - Brigham Fork connector–Freeze Creek Trail, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 3,010 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,221–7,564 ft

Out & Back · Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area

Trailhead: Old Mine Road Trail · 40.80776, -111.72300

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Mine Road Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Freeze Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto contour trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Freeze Creek - Brigham Fork connector, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miReach Old Mine Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto contour trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Freeze Creek Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Old Mine Road Trail, heading NE.
  15. 2.4 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/freeze-creek-brigham-fork-connector-freeze-creek-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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