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Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area

Glover Pond–East Pond, 3 lakes

12.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Glover Pond–East Pond, 3 lakes is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area near Kum-Li Meadows, UT. The route passes Glover Pond before reaching East Pond at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,210 – 4,259 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.97591, -111.89805
Nearest town Kum-Li Meadows, UT
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Glover Pond–East Pond, 3 lakes

12.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 4,210–4,260 ft

Out & Back · Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area

Trailhead: 40.97591, -111.89805

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: State St @ 388 W stop 551 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.5 miPass Glover Pond.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Robert N. Hasenyager Great Salt Lake Nature Center Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miPass East Pond.
  17. 0.1 miReach Glover Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  19. 1.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 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/glover-pond-east-pond-out-back-5-lakes-19-km

Trail surface

55% paved23% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: State St @ 388 W stop 551 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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