Sessions Mountain Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Sessions Mountain Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. It climbs 700 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,973 – 8,662 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sessions Mountain Road 40.93012, -111.79296
Nearest town Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT

Directions

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Sessions Mountain Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 7,974–8,661 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sessions Mountain Road · 40.93012, -111.79296

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sessions Mountain Road, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sessions Dispersed A Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Sessions Dispersed Road, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 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

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 69°F53°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 69°51°
Sun 64°45° 39%
Mon 56°42° 56%
Tue 66°38°
Wed 74°45°
Thu 67°47° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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