Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail–Old Trench Road Trail, 3 sights
13 mi · ▲ 4,115 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail–Old Trench Road Trail, 3 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. It climbs 4,115 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail–Old Trench Road Trail, 3 sights
13 mi · ▲ 4,115 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 7,220–9,846 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pole Line Pass East Road · 40.53138, -111.57072
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 65°F / low 46° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miArrive 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 3.6 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Kiln Trail & Ridge Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft
- Middle Mountain–Pot Hollow, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 2,441 ft
- Rock Spring–Forest Lake, 7 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,423 ft
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