Middle Mountain–Pot Hollow, 5 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 2,441 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Middle Mountain–Pot Hollow, 5 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Pot Hollow before reaching Middle Mountain at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 2,441 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Middle Mountain–Pot Hollow, 5 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 2,441 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 7,383–8,995 ft
Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park
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.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pot Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pot Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftPass Pot Hollow.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Middle Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2.6 miBear right onto East Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pot Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pole Line Pass East Road Trailhead
- Pot Hollow Trail & Ridge Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 600 ft
- Forest Lake & Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 870 ft
- Pole Line Pass–Ant Knolls Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Kiln Trail & Ridge Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft
- Rock Spring–Forest Lake, 7 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,423 ft
- East Ridge Trail–Pot Hollow Trail, 4 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 3,766 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Albion Alps, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Albion Alps, Utah