Mount Aire & Mount Aire Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 1,946 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Mount Aire & Mount Aire Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Merrywood, UT. The route reaches Mount Aire at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,946 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Aire & Mount Aire Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 1,946 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,646–8,606 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mid Millcreek Connector · 40.70618, -111.69000
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · 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 Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mount Aire Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach Mount Aire, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 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 Mid Millcreek Connector Trailhead
- Pipeline Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 3.8 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- Millvue Peak–Lambs Canyon Pass, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft
- Bowman Fork Trail & Terraces Elbow Fork Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft
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