AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Telegraph Foot Path

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,477 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Telegraph Foot Path is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Alpine, UT. It climbs 1,477 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,915 – 6,168 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.44342, -111.82365
Nearest town Alpine, UT
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Telegraph Foot Path

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,477 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 4,916–6,168 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.44342, -111.82365

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miBear left onto Maple Hollow Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Telegraph Foot Path, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Maple Hollow Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Telegraph Foot Path, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Maple Hollow Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/telegraph-foot-path-out-back-12-km-a9ff

Trail surface

81% dirt9% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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