Mid Millcreek Connector
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,407 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Mid Millcreek Connector is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Lost Acres, UT. It climbs 1,407 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mid Millcreek Connector
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,407 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 7,192–8,207 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Lower Big Water Trailhead · 40.68446, -111.64880
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mid Millcreek Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Alexander Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Mid Millcreek Spur Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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