Gobblers Knob–Alexander Basin Trail Loop, 4 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 3,987 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Gobblers Knob–Alexander Basin Trail Loop, 4 sights is an 8.9-mile loop in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Merrywood, UT. The route reaches Gobblers Knob. It climbs 3,987 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gobblers Knob–Alexander Basin Trail Loop, 4 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 3,987 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,648–10,230 ft
Loop · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Mid Millcreek Connector · 40.70618, -111.69000
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mid Millcreek Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Terraces Elbow Fork Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miSharp left onto Gobbler's Knob Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Alexander Basin Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gobbler's Knob Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Gobblers Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Alexander Basin Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading E.
- 1.9 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mid Millcreek Connector Trailhead
- Pipeline Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Mount Aire & Mount Aire Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,946 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 3.8 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- Millvue Peak–Lambs Canyon Pass, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft
- Bowman Fork Trail & Terraces Elbow Fork Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft
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