Montreal Hill–Cardiff Pass, 5 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Cardiff Pass before reaching Montreal Hill at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 4,474 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,622 – 10,020 ft · steepest grade: 32%10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catherine's Pass Trailhead 40.58283, -111.61839
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Montreal Hill–Cardiff Pass, 5 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 4,474 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 8,623–10,020 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Catherine's Pass Trailhead · 40.58283, -111.61839
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 62°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Albion Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cardiff Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Cardiff Pass.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cardiff Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Montreal Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Cardiff Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Michigan City Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Albion Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 62°F45°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity37%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
62°44°
Sun
61°44°
57%
Mon
52°40°
62%
Tue
64°39°
Wed
70°47°
Thu
68°46°
29%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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