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Grandview Peak Trail & Sessions Mountain Road via Great Western Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 3,129 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Grandview Peak Trail & Sessions Mountain Road via Great Western Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. It climbs 3,129 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,825 – 9,069 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sessions Mountain Road 40.93012, -111.79296
Nearest town Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT
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Grandview Peak Trail & Sessions Mountain Road via Great Western Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 3,129 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Elevation 7,825–9,069 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sessions Mountain Road · 40.93012, -111.79296

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sessions Mountain Road, heading E.
  2. 4.1 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miReach Sessions Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading W.
  10. 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/grandview-peak-trail-sessions-mountain-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 69°F53°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 69°51°
Sun 64°45° 39%
Mon 56°42° 56%
Tue 66°38°
Wed 74°45°
Thu 67°47° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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