Scout Falls–Ridge Connector Trail, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. The route reaches Scout Falls at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,230 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,349 – 8,209 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.44200, -111.62300
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT
Directions
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Scout Falls–Ridge Connector Trail, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 7,351–8,209 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.44200, -111.62300
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Timpooneke Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Scout Falls Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Scout Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Timpooneke Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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°F51°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
71°49°
Sun
67°49°
57%
Mon
59°44°
58%
Tue
68°46°
Wed
75°53°
Thu
72°52°
25%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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