Albion Basin
Campground
Campground · 0.7 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Heber
Ridge Trail
- 5.0 mi
- round trip
- 2,464 ft
- climb
- 10,447 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
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 4.95-mile hike in the Salt Lake Ranger District of Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. It is an out-and-back route with a total climb of about 2,464 feet, rising from a low point of 8,900 feet to a high of 10,447 feet over a round-trip distance of about 9.9 miles. The trail is rated moderate. Two other hikes, Sunset Peak Trail and Mount Wolverine Trail, start within about a quarter mile of the route. Lake Catherine and Lake Martha, both fishing spots, are within a mile, and Albion Basin campground sits about 0.7 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Alf's Restaurant
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsPark City Museum
Museum
Museum · 7.1 mi from Heber
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Saalebaer, CC0 (commons)
More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company8 mi away
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters9 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Sunset Peak TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Mount Wolverine TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Lake CatherineLake fishing0.4 mi
- Lake MarthaLake fishing0.6 mi
Albion BasinCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.7 mi
Tahoe SimulatorRock climbingPhoto: marcomorahuizar, CC0 (via Flickr)1 mi
Tacos Diablos BoulderRock climbingPhoto: paulinkenbrandt, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.1 mi- Redman CgCamping2.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Cecret LakeHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Shaan Hurley — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Mount Wolverine TrailHiking · Next door
- Brighton Ridge RunHiking · ~1 min drive
Albion Meadow TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: kallahar, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount Millicent TrailHiking · Next door
- Devil's Castle Loop TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Sunset Peak TrailHiking · Next door
- Honeycomb Canyon TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- CLAYTON PEAKHiking · ~2 min drive
- Brighton Ridge RunHiking · Next door
Route details
- Distance
- 5.0 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 2,464 ft
- Summit
- 9,878 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- About 2.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Ridge Trail on Ant Knolls?
About 5.0 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Ridge Trail?
About 2,464 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Ridge Trail?
It is rated moderate.
How long does the Ridge Trail take?
About 2.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Ant Knolls
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
