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Wasatch Mountain State Park

Pot Hollow–East Ridge Trail, 5 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,752 ft · 6 hr 33 min

Pot Hollow–East Ridge Trail, 5 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Mound City, UT. The route reaches Pot Hollow. It climbs 3,752 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,382 – 9,620 ft · steepest grade: 32%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.52407, -111.53951
Nearest town Mound City, UT
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Pot Hollow–East Ridge Trail, 5 sights

14 mi · ▲ 3,752 ft · 6 hr 33 min

Elevation 7,383–9,619 ft

Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 40.52407, -111.53951

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 71°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miPass Pot Hollow.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pot Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.4 miBear right onto East Ridge Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pot Hollow Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Holman Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miReach Pot Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  14. 2.4 miTurn right onto Pot Hollow Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Pot Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  17. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pot-hollow-east-ridge-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 71°F53°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 67°46° 60%
Mon 62°42° 60%
Tue 70°43°
Wed 75°50°
Thu 72°52° 20%
Fri 77°51° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~191 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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