Great Western Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Great Western Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. It climbs 1,430 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,221 – 8,160 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sessions Mountain Road 40.93012, -111.79296
Nearest town Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT

Directions

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Great Western Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 7,220–8,161 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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Great Western Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.1 miReach Great Western Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 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 surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

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%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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