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Mount Olympus Wilderness

Mount Olympus–BST Z-Trail Connector, 3 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 4,450 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Mount Olympus–BST Z-Trail Connector, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Mount Olympus Hills, UT. The route reaches Mount Olympus at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 4,450 ft, with sections as steep as 59% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,443 – 9,013 ft · steepest grade: 59%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Z Trail Trailhead 40.67045, -111.79060
Nearest town Mount Olympus Hills, UT
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Mount Olympus–BST Z-Trail Connector, 3 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 4,450 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,443–9,013 ft

Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness

Trailhead: Z Trail Trailhead · 40.67045, -111.79060

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on BST Z-Trail Connector, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading NE.
  5. 2.4 miReach Mount Olympus, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.4 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.6 miContinue straight onto BST Z-Trail Connector, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-olympus-bst-z-trail-connector-out-back-3-sights-14-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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