Kesler Peak–Montreal Spring, 6 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route passes Cardiff Pass and Montreal Spring before reaching Kesler Peak at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 5,667 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,330 – 10,401 ft · steepest grade: 48%11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59039, -111.63611
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Kesler Peak–Montreal Spring, 6 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 5,667 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Elevation 8,329–10,400 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59039, -111.63611
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Alta Lodge (Down) stop 72 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Michigan City Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cardiff Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Cardiff Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Cardiff Pass.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Montreal Spring.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Relsek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Ridge Bypass, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Kesler Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Relsek Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Cardiff Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Cardiff Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Michigan City Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 67°F50°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
67°50°
Sun
64°46°
55%
Mon
53°43°
62%
Tue
65°41°
Wed
72°50°
Thu
70°49°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~193 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Alta Lodge (Down) stop 72 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Peruvian Acre Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- Peruvian Acre Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- Peruvian Acre Road 2 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Chad's Gap via Flagstaff Mountain Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft
- Cecret Lake–Sugarloaf Pass, 6 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 4,535 ft
- Montreal Spring–Cardiff Pass Loop, 17 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 5,556 ft
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