Wasatch Crest Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 663 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Wasatch Crest Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. It climbs 663 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wasatch Crest Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 663 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 9,160–9,822 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead · 40.61405, -111.57064
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 64°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead Trailhead
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- Old Stage Crest Connect & Scottish Chief Mine Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 663 ft
- Guardsman Pass & Scott's Bypass 2.6 mi · ▲ 796 ft
- Mill F East Fork Trail–Old Stage Crest Connect, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft
- Scott Hill via Wasatch Crest Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 929 ft
- Shadow Lake & Blazing Saddle via Wasatch Crest Connect 3.3 mi · ▲ 730 ft
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