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Sessions Mountain Road & Tuttle Loop Trail via Great Western Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,910 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Sessions Mountain Road & Tuttle Loop Trail via Great Western Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Quailbrook, UT. It climbs 2,910 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,956 – 8,498 ft · steepest grade: 33%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tuttle Loop Trailhead 40.91785, -111.80605
Nearest town Quailbrook, UT
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Sessions Mountain Road & Tuttle Loop Trail via Great Western Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,910 ft · 5 hr 33 min

Elevation 6,955–8,496 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tuttle Loop Trailhead · 40.91785, -111.80605

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tuttle Loop Trail, heading S.
  2. 3.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading SE.
  4. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach Tuttle Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading N.
  7. 2.6 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tuttle Loop Trail, heading N.
  10. 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sessions-mountain-road-tuttle-loop-trail-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F56°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 72°54°
Sun 69°47° 38%
Mon 57°44° 67%
Tue 68°39°
Wed 76°47°
Thu 69°49° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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