Mount Aire–Burch Hollow Trail, 3 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Aire, UT. The route reaches Mount Aire at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 2,900 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,876 – 8,606 ft · steepest grade: 35%11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grandeur Peak Trail 40.70061, -111.74255
Nearest town Mount Aire, UT
Directions
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Mount Aire–Burch Hollow Trail, 3 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 2,900 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 5,877–8,606 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Grandeur Peak Trail · 40.70061, -111.74255
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grandeur Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Burch Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Mount Aire Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miReach Mount Aire, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Burch Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Grandeur Peak Trail, heading W.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Grandeur Peak Trail Trailhead
- Pipeline Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rattlesnake Trail Section & Rattlesnake Gulch Trail via Pipeline Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rattlesnake Trail Section & Rattlesnake Gulch Trail via Pipeline Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 762 ft
- Pipeline Overlook–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, 4 sights 6 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section–Crestwood Gulch Trail Loop, 5 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 3,964 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section–Foothill Drive Access, 4 sights 12 mi · ▲ 6,002 ft
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