Mud Spring & Ridge Connector Trail via Ridge Trail
3 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Mud Spring & Ridge Connector Trail via Ridge Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Mutual Dell, UT. The route reaches Mud Spring at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 596 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mud Spring & Ridge Connector Trail via Ridge Trail
3 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 7,741–8,118 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.44200, -111.62300
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Mud Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Island Meadow Trail–Ridge Connector Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- Primrose Overlook & Primrose Overlook Trail via Horse Flat Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,388 ft
- Scout Falls–Ridge Connector Trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft
- Overlook–Lame Horse Trail, 6 sights 6 mi · ▲ 1,451 ft
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