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North Holbrook Route–North Holbrook Trail, 5 sights

15 mi · ▲ 5,155 ft · 7 hr 35 min

North Holbrook Route–North Holbrook Trail, 5 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Margarethe, UT. It climbs 5,155 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,945 – 8,577 ft · steepest grade: 43%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90739, -111.73402
Nearest town Margarethe, UT
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North Holbrook Route–North Holbrook Trail, 5 sights

15 mi · ▲ 5,155 ft · 7 hr 35 min

Elevation 5,947–8,578 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.90739, -111.73402

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 2.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Great Western Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto North Holbrook Route, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Holbrook Trail, heading W.
  7. 2.2 miTurn right onto Twist Downhill Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto North Holbrook Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bellevue, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto North Holbrook Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  12. 400 ftSharp left onto Shout Downhill Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftReach Sessions Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  15. 400 ftSharp left onto North Holbrook Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bellevue, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto North Holbrook Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Twist Downhill Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto North Holbrook Trail, heading NE.
  20. 2.2 miContinue straight onto North Holbrook Route, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading E.
  22. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-holbrook-route-out-back

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F63°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 80°61°
Sun 75°53° 38%
Mon 63°48° 66%
Tue 76°44°
Wed 83°50°
Thu 78°54° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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