Granite Flume Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Prospector Hills, UT. It climbs 307 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,138 – 5,453 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.62075, -111.77284
Nearest town Prospector Hills, UT
Directions
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Granite Flume Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 5,137–5,452 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.62075, -111.77284
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Granite Flume Ruins, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Granite Flume Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flume Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Granite Flume Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Granite Flume Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Granite Flume Ruins, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F68°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
85°67°
Sun
79°61°
39%
Mon
67°57°
61%
Tue
79°58°
Wed
86°66°
Thu
82°65°
26%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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