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.
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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
- Start on Alexander Basin Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NW.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Mount Aire Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Alexander Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 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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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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Alexander Basin Trailhead Trailhead
- Mid Millcreek Connector 2.8 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 3 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 3.9 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 4.3 mi · ▲ 704 ft
- Gobblers Knob & Alexander Basin Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 3,094 ft
- Lower Big Water Link Trail via Mid Millcreek Connector 4.3 mi · ▲ 817 ft
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