Beartrap Fork Trail & Pinecone Ridge via Wasatch Crest Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. It climbs 3,645 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,556 – 9,905 ft · steepest grade: 34%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.62922, -111.55428
Nearest town Brighton, UT
Directions
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Beartrap Fork Trail & Pinecone Ridge via Wasatch Crest Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,645 ft · 6 hr 55 min
Elevation 7,556–9,905 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.62922, -111.55428
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 64°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Pinecone Ridge, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading W.
- 3.6 miSharp left onto Beartrap Fork Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Pinecone Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Pinecone Ridge, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 64°F47°
Precip1%Wind20 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.6″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
60°42°
50%
Mon
58°41°
53%
Tue
66°42°
Wed
70°48°
Thu
65°51°
20%
Fri
71°51°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Wasatch Crest Connect 3.8 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Blazing Saddle & Shadow Lake via Wasatch Crest Connect 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft
- Shadow Lake via Jupiter Access 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft
- Scott Hill & Pinecone Ridge 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft
- East Fallen Pines Lane–Old Stage Crest Connect, 3 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,985 ft
- Mill F East Fork Viewpoint–Mill F East Fork Trail, 4 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft
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