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Lower Big Water Link Trail–Old Red Pine Road Trail, 4 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 3,198 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Lower Big Water Link Trail–Old Red Pine Road Trail, 4 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Forest Home, UT. It climbs 3,198 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,645 – 9,092 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.71052, -111.60771
Nearest town Forest Home, UT
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Lower Big Water Link Trail–Old Red Pine Road Trail, 4 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 3,198 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 7,646–9,092 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.71052, -111.60771

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Toll Creek (Upper), heading S.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right onto Ridge Connector, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miBear right onto Old Red Pine Road Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Upper Big Water Trailhead Road, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Big Water Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lower Big Water Link Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftReach Toll Creek (Upper), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Big Water Link Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Water Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Upper Big Water Trailhead Road, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Red Pine Road Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.9 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left onto Ridge Connector, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Toll Creek (Upper), heading N.
  19. 0.9 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/murdock-peak-lower-big-water-link-trail-out-back-3-sights-13-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 73°F51°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 68°46° 41%
Mon 62°45° 51%
Tue 72°44°
Wed 76°51°
Thu 72°54° 21%
Fri 77°55° 21%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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