Phosphate Hill–Donkey Ridge, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 713 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Phosphate Hill–Donkey Ridge, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Interlaken, UT. The route reaches Phosphate Hill at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 713 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Phosphate Hill–Donkey Ridge, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 713 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 6,196–6,924 ft
Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Donkey Ridge · 40.54531, -111.46838
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Donkey Ridge, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto The Face, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prospect, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Phosphate Hill, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prospect, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Phosphate Hill, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Phosphate Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Prospect, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Phosphate Hill, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prospect, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Face, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Donkey Ridge, heading S.
- 250 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Donkey Ridge Trailhead
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- Burnt Ridge–Cottontail Loop Loop, 8 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 637 ft
- Donkey Ridge–Dutch Canyon Road Loop, 13 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,454 ft
- Jedder Ridge Road–Lower Phosphate, 6 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 3,202 ft
- Lower Phosphate–The Face, 5 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,812 ft
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