AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Firebreak Road & Patsy's Mine Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 1 hr 15 min

North Firebreak Road & Patsy's Mine Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Sunset Hills, UT. It climbs 642 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,446 – 4,856 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.98159, -111.87891
Nearest town Sunset Hills, UT
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North Firebreak Road & Patsy's Mine Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 4,445–4,856 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.98159, -111.87891

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 200 E @ 111 S stop 494 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Steed Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto North Firebreak Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miReach Patsy's Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Steed Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto North Firebreak Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading N.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-firebreak-road-patsys-mine-trail-out-back-4-km-1425

Trail surface

96% dirt4% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 200 E @ 111 S stop 494 m from the trailhead

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