Montreal Spring & Donut Falls Connector via Cardiff Fork Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Mounthaven, UT. The route reaches Montreal Spring at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,184 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,313 – 8,501 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lower Loop 40.64356, -111.64144
Nearest town Mounthaven, UT
Directions
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Montreal Spring & Donut Falls Connector via Cardiff Fork Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,184 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 7,315–8,503 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Loop · 40.64356, -111.64144
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 73°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Spruces (Down) stop 373 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Donut Falls Connector, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Donut Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cardiff Fork Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Montreal Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Donut Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Donut Falls Connector, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
84% dirt3% paved13% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 73°F54°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
68°48°
47%
Mon
62°48°
53%
Tue
71°47°
Wed
75°55°
Thu
72°57°
21%
Fri
77°55°
21%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Spruces (Down) stop 373 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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