Mill B North Trail & Porter Fork Trail via Desolation Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 5,620 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Mill B North Trail & Porter Fork Trail via Desolation Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Canyon Enterprises, UT. It climbs 5,620 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mill B North Trail & Porter Fork Trail via Desolation Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 5,620 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,218–9,384 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Mill B North Trailhead · 40.63425, -111.72416
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill B North Trail, heading NE.
- 3.7 miContinue straight onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Porter Fork Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miReach Mill B North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Desolation Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mill B North Trail, heading S.
- 3.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~185 min). Leave by 4:31 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mill B North Trailhead Trailhead
- Mill B Overlook via Mill B North Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 880 ft
- Overlook Rock & Broads Fork Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 2,033 ft
- Broads Fork Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 3,070 ft
- Lake Blanche Viewpoint–Lake Blanche, 4 lakes 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,676 ft
- Neffs Spring–Mill B North Trail, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 4,763 ft
- Thayne Peak–Mill B North Trail, 3 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 6,312 ft
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