Sugarloaf Pass–Alta Dry Fork Road, 6 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route reaches Sugarloaf Pass at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 4,158 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,651 – 10,532 ft · steepest grade: 30%14.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53326, -111.59418
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Sugarloaf Pass–Alta Dry Fork Road, 6 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 4,158 ft · 6 hr 31 min
Elevation 7,653–10,533 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.53326, -111.59418
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 71°F / low 52° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Mine Road, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Miller Hill Road, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Miller Hill Mining Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto East Baldy Traverse, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mount Baldy East Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sugarloaf Connector Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Sugarloaf Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Baldy East Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Baldy Traverse, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Miller Hill Mining Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Miller Hill Road, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Alta Dry Fork Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
- 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F52°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Mon
64°48°
66%
Tue
72°45°
Wed
75°48°
Thu
76°48°
Fri
77°52°
15%
Sat
62°41°
18%
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