Windy Pass Spring–Windy Pass, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 6,726 ft · 8 hr 28 min
Windy Pass Spring–Windy Pass, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. The route passes Windy Pass before reaching Windy Pass Spring at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 6,726 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Windy Pass Spring–Windy Pass, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 6,726 ft · 8 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,898–9,857 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Canyon Campground Road · 40.26925, -111.58557
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading SE.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Shingle Mill Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miPass Windy Pass.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Windy Pass North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Windy Pass Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Shingle Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 3.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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