Mount Aire & Mount Aire Trail via Mid Millcreek Connector

7.1 mi · ▲ 2,500 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Mount Aire & Mount Aire Trail via Mid Millcreek Connector is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Lost Acres, UT. The route reaches Mount Aire at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 2,500 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,644 – 8,606 ft · steepest grade: 32%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alexander Basin Trailhead 40.69244, -111.67005
Nearest town Lost Acres, UT

Directions

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Mount Aire & Mount Aire Trail via Mid Millcreek Connector

7.1 mi · ▲ 2,500 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,644–8,606 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Alexander Basin Trailhead · 40.69244, -111.67005

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Alexander Basin Trail, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftSharp right onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NW.
  3. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Mount Aire Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.6 miReach Mount Aire, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading S.
  6. 1.9 miSharp left onto Alexander Basin Trail, heading SE.
  7. 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 3.1 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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