Kennecott & Middle Earth is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Aspen Grove, UT. It climbs 501 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,769 – 7,071 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.40515, -111.60233
Nearest town Aspen Grove, UT
Directions
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Kennecott & Middle Earth
2.6 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,770–7,070 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.40515, -111.60233
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Earth, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mica's Mile, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Aria's, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kennecott, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Middle Earth, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Aria's, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mica's Mile, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Middle Earth, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F57°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
76°55°
Sun
70°52°
56%
Mon
63°48°
56%
Tue
72°45°
Wed
78°51°
Thu
79°54°
25%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Dylan's Way & Middle Earth 1.9 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Eden's & Middle Earth 2.6 mi · ▲ 665 ft
- Mica's Mile & Middle Earth 2.7 mi · ▲ 605 ft
- Stewarts Cascade Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 523 ft
- Stewarts Cascade Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Stewarts Cascade Trail 3 mi · ▲ 537 ft
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