Porter Fork Trail via Desolation Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 2,411 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Porter Fork Trail via Desolation Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Merrywood, UT. It climbs 2,411 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,887 – 9,328 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Porter Fork Trail 40.68330, -111.70927
Nearest town Merrywood, UT
Directions
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Porter Fork Trail via Desolation Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 2,411 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,887–9,326 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: Porter Fork Trail · 40.68330, -111.70927
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed
- Start on Porter Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Desolation Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Porter Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Porter Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miArrive 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
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed
More from Porter Fork Trail Trailhead
- Hidden Falls–Mill B North Trail, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 5,665 ft
- Mount Olympus Spring–Neffs Spring, 4 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 6,844 ft
- Salt Lake Overlook–Neffs Canyon Trail, 4 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 5,973 ft
- Neffs Canyon Trail–Porter Fork Trail, 4 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 7,095 ft
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