Rock Spring–Forest Lake, 7 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Forest Lake and Rock Spring. It climbs 2,423 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,363 – 9,620 ft · steepest grade: 33%9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pole Line Pass East Road 40.53138, -111.57072
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Rock Spring–Forest Lake, 7 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 2,423 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 8,363–9,619 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pole Line Pass East Road · 40.53138, -111.57072
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 65°F / low 46° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Shaffer Fork Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Forest Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Forest Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Rock Spring.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Pot Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 65°F46°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity28%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
65°47°
Sun
62°44°
58%
Mon
53°42°
61%
Tue
65°41°
Wed
71°48°
Thu
70°47°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pole Line Pass East Road Trailhead
- Pot Hollow Trail & Ridge Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 600 ft
- Forest Lake & Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 870 ft
- Pole Line Pass–Ant Knolls Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Kiln Trail & Ridge Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft
- Middle Mountain–Pot Hollow, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 2,441 ft
- East Ridge Trail–Pot Hollow Trail, 4 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 3,766 ft
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