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Mary Ellen Gulch Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. It climbs 2,172 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,881 – 9,800 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pittsburg Lake Trailhead 40.54897, -111.59890
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT

Directions

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Mary Ellen Gulch Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 2,172 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 7,881–9,800 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pittsburg Lake Trailhead · 40.54897, -111.59890

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pittsburg Lake Trailhead Road, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Miller Hill Mining Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mary Ellen Gulch Road, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Miller Hill Mining Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  15. 1.8 miTurn left onto Pittsburg Lake Trailhead Road, heading SE.
  16. 300 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

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 69°F47°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.8″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 69°48°
Sun 66°49° 58%
Mon 57°45° 62%
Tue 69°44°
Wed 75°52°
Thu 74°51° 29%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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