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Red Pine Rim Viewpoint–Red Pine Rim Trail, 3 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,710 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Red Pine Rim Viewpoint–Red Pine Rim Trail, 3 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. The route reaches Red Pine Rim Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,710 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,161 – 9,905 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead 40.61405, -111.57064
Nearest town Brighton, UT
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Red Pine Rim Viewpoint–Red Pine Rim Trail, 3 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,710 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Elevation 9,160–9,905 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead · 40.61405, -111.57064

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading NW.
  3. 4.6 miContinue straight onto Desolation Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Pine Rim Trail, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftReach Red Pine Rim Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Desolation Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading SE.
  10. 4.6 miTurn right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/red-pine-rim-viewpoint-red-pine-rim-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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