Utah · Hiking

East Fork Blacks Fork Connect

1.5 mi
round trip
46 ft
climb
9,344 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Sep
best months

Is East Fork Blacks Fork Connect open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

East Fork Blacks Fork Connect is a short, easy hike in the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 1.5 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 46 feet. It is an out-and-back route that starts and ends at roughly the same point, with the high point at about 9,344 feet and the low at about 9,293 feet. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows both horses and bikes. It is not an accessible trail. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Moon Lake weather station show July and August highs around 77°F with lows in the upper 40s, while winter highs stay near freezing. The Bear River-Smith Fork Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and the East Fork Blacks Fork hike and East Fork Blacks Fork Campground are each about 0.6 mile off. Bald Mountain is about 0.9 mile away.

  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit East Fork Blacks Fork Connect

    Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      31° / 7°

    2. Feb

      34° / 12°

    3. Mar

      41° / 18°

    4. Apr

      49° / 24°

    5. May

      59° / 33°

    6. Jun

      69° / 40°

    7. Jul

      77° / 48°

    8. Aug

      77° / 49°

    9. Sep

      67° / 41°

    10. Oct

      55° / 31°

    11. Nov

      40° / 22°

    12. Dec

      31° / 11°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moon Lake, UT, 22.9 mi away at 8,125 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.