Red Pine Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lone Peak Wilderness near Alta, UT. It climbs 1,329 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,635 – 9,033 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: White Pine Trail 40.57465, -111.68073
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Red Pine Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,329 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 7,635–9,032 ft
Out & Back · Lone Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: White Pine Trail · 40.57465, -111.68073
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Red Pine Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miReach Red Pine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto White Pine Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 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
ClearTemperature 71°F53°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
71°51°
Sun
65°49°
52%
Mon
56°46°
61%
Tue
68°44°
Wed
75°54°
Thu
73°53°
27%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Pine Trail Trailhead
- Peruvian Gulch Trail & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via Creek Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 925 ft
- Hidden Peak–Peruvian Gulch Viewpoint, 7 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 3,313 ft
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