Mud Spring & Ridge Connector Trail via Ridge Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Mud Spring & Ridge Connector Trail via Ridge Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Mutual Dell, UT. The route reaches Mud Spring at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 784 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mud Spring & Ridge Connector Trail via Ridge Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 7,561–8,118 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Salamander Flat Road · 40.44031, -111.62761
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 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.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, 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 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Upper Salamander Flat Road Trailhead
- Salamander Flat Trail & Willow Hollow Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Ridge Connector Trail–Snow Gauging Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- Dylan's Way–Horse Flat Trail, 5 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,169 ft
- Horse Spring–Mud Spring Loop, 7 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft
- Honeymoon Meadows–Horse Flat Trail, 5 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,133 ft
- Timpanogos Summit Viewpoint–Salamander Flat Trail, 4 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 3,132 ft
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