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Primrose Overlook–Mutual Dell Connector Trail, 6 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. The route reaches Primrose Overlook at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 2,514 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,697 – 8,780 ft · steepest grade: 26%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.45051, -111.64459
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT

Directions

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Primrose Overlook–Mutual Dell Connector Trail, 6 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 2,514 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 6,698–8,779 ft

Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

Trailhead: 40.45051, -111.64459

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Mutual Dell Connector Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pine Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Mutual Dell Connector Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Pine Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.1 miSharp right onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading S.
  10. 150 ftSharp left onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Snow Gauging Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right onto Horse Flat Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miBear right onto Primrose Overlook Trail, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miReach Primrose Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftBear left onto Horse Flat Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left onto Snow Gauging Trail, heading N.
  19. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miSharp left onto Pine Hollow Trail, heading W.
  24. 1.1 miBear right onto Mutual Dell Connector Trail, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Pine Hollow Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mutual Dell Connector Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftArrive 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

ClearTemperature 77°F58°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 76°54°
Sun 72°53° 56%
Mon 63°49° 58%
Tue 73°50°
Wed 80°58°
Thu 77°56° 25%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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