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Mill Creek Meadows Trail–Olympic, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 3,254 ft · 6 hr 58 min

Mill Creek Meadows Trail–Olympic, 5 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Snyderville, UT. It climbs 3,254 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,601 – 9,610 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Millenium Trail 40.68724, -111.54781
Nearest town Snyderville, UT
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Mill Creek Meadows Trail–Olympic, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 3,254 ft · 6 hr 58 min

Elevation 6,601–9,612 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Millenium Trail · 40.68724, -111.54781

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 130 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Millenium Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Dubois, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right onto Colin's Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Rob's Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.5 miTurn left onto Olympic, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Ambush, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miSharp right onto Ridge Connector, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftReach Rob's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading W.
  18. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Connector, heading N.
  20. 1.2 miSharp left onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.9 miSharp right onto Ambush, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Olympic, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Rob's Trail, heading SW.
  24. 1.5 miSharp right onto Colin's Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miSharp left onto Dubois, heading E.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.9 miSharp left onto Millenium Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mill-creek-meadows-trail-olympic-out-back-5-sights-26-km

Trail surface

92% dirt8% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.8 mi in (~284 min). Leave by 2:49 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 130 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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