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Mount Olympus Wilderness

Mill B Overlook–Bakers Pass, 4 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 5,777 ft · 8 hr 15 min

Mill B Overlook–Bakers Pass, 4 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Merrywood, UT. The route passes Bakers Pass before reaching Mill B Overlook at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 5,777 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,270 – 9,380 ft · steepest grade: 34%16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bowman Fork Trailhead 40.69693, -111.71606
Nearest town Merrywood, UT
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Mill B Overlook–Bakers Pass, 4 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 5,777 ft · 8 hr 15 min

Elevation 6,270–9,382 ft

Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness

Trailhead: Bowman Fork Trailhead · 40.69693, -111.71606

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bowman Fork Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 3.7 miPass Bakers Pass.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mt. Raymond summit trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baker Pass Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Desolation Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miSharp left onto Mill B North Trail, heading NW.
  8. 2.6 miTurn left onto Mill B Overlook, heading W.
  9. 150 ftReach Mill B Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Mill B North Trail, heading W.
  11. 2.6 miSharp right onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1.3 miBear left onto Baker Pass Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mt. Raymond summit trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bowman Fork Trail, heading N.
  15. 3.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mill-b-overlook-bakers-pass-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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