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Campground
Campground · 2.1 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Heber
Ridge Trail
- 7.0 mi
- round trip
- 1,509 ft
- climb
- 9,623 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Ridge Trail 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.
Ridge Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back hike in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The route gains about 1,500 feet from a low point of roughly 8,300 feet to a high of about 9,600 feet, and it is rated hard. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Alta, which sits a few hundred feet lower, put July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 31°F and lows near 15°F. Samps Hollow Overlook Road starts just 0.1 mile away, and Upper Mill Canyon Trail is about 0.8 mile off for mountain bikers. Climbers can head to Australian Boulder, about 3.5 miles away, and anglers can try Echo Reservoir, about 4 miles away.
Around this trail
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Museum · 13 mi from Heber
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More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters5 mi away
- Midway Adventure Company7 mi away
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Ridge Trail
Best months: June–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.
Jan
31° / 15°
14 wet
Feb
31° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
42° / 25°
12 wet
May
53° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
64° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
73° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
71° / 49°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 31°
9 wet
Nov
37° / 21°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 8.4 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 900 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.
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