Red Pine Rim Viewpoint–Great Western Trail, 5 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 2,149 ft · 4 hr 30 min
Red Pine Rim Viewpoint–Great Western Trail, 5 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Lost Acres, UT. The route reaches Red Pine Rim Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 2,149 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Red Pine Rim Viewpoint–Great Western Trail, 5 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 2,149 ft · 4 hr 30 min
Elevation 7,627–9,695 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Big Water Trailhead · 40.68446, -111.64880
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Big Water Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Big Water Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Great Western Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Pine Rim Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Red Pine Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mill Creek Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Big Water Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Lower Big Water Link Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NW.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lower Big Water Trailhead Trailhead
- Mid Millcreek Connector 2.9 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Reynolds Peak–Dog Lake, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,871 ft
- Dog Lake–Big Water Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,407 ft
- Little Water Trail & Old Red Pine Road Trail Loop via Great Western Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
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