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Mill F East Fork Trail–Old Stage Crest Connect, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. It climbs 1,889 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,957 – 9,827 ft · steepest grade: 37%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jupiter Peak 40.60828, -111.55582
Nearest town Brighton, UT

Directions

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Mill F East Fork Trail–Old Stage Crest Connect, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,889 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 8,956–9,827 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Jupiter Peak · 40.60828, -111.55582

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 60°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

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

  1. Start on Scott's Bypass, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Old Stage Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rogue Rider Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miReach Scott's Bypass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left onto Mill F East Fork Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading W.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right onto Scott's Bypass, heading E.
  15. 0.6 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

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 60°F44°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity35%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 60°42°
Sun 59°42° 56%
Mon 50°39° 60%
Tue 62°38°
Wed 68°45°
Thu 67°44° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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