Mutual Dell Connector Trail–Ridge Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Mutual Dell, UT. It climbs 1,376 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,697 – 7,970 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.45051, -111.64459
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT
Directions
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Mutual Dell Connector Trail–Ridge Connector Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,376 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,698–7,969 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.45051, -111.64459
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mutual Dell Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pine Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mutual Dell Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pine Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Mutual Dell Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pine Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Mutual Dell Connector Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pine Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mutual Dell Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F58°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
76°54°
Sun
72°53°
56%
Mon
63°49°
58%
Tue
73°50°
Wed
80°58°
Thu
77°56°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Island Meadow Trail–Mutual Dell Connector Trail, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 2,122 ft
- Bear Canyon Trail–Mutual Dell Connector Trail Loop, 5 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 2,322 ft
- Scout Falls–Mutual Dell Connector Trail, 4 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 2,088 ft
- Primrose Overlook–Mutual Dell Connector Trail, 6 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 2,514 ft
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