Skyline Trail West via Mount Van Cott South Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Fraternity Park, UT. It climbs 1,415 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,036 – 5,893 ft · steepest grade: 48%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76993, -111.83130
Nearest town Fraternity Park, UT
Directions
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Skyline Trail West via Mount Van Cott South Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 5,037–5,891 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.76993, -111.83130
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Emma Eccles Jones stop 76 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alternate BST, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Van Cott South Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail West, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Skyline Trail West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mount Van Cott South Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Alternate BST, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F68°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
79°61°
31%
Mon
70°57°
53%
Tue
80°55°
Wed
86°62°
Thu
82°67°
20%
Fri
87°66°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Emma Eccles Jones stop 76 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Popperton - BST Access Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section 2.1 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section 2.2 mi · ▲ 502 ft
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