Utah trails · Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop
Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop
A 19.8-mile out-and-back in Utah, with 1,088 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Hollow Spring and other lake/pass/spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 61% of the ascent, between mile 13.2 and mile 19.8. It gives back about 1,206 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lake Hollow Spring (spring)
- The Pass (pass)
- Miller Seep (spring)
- Cameron Troughs (spring)
- Dry Lake (lake)
- Birch Spring (spring)
Getting there
Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop access — parking nearby. About 1 h 07 min drive (39 mi) from Cedar City. 37.67199, -112.66728 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:11 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:54 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:21 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 39.6-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 46 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop + Birch Spring Knoll — 14.3 mi loop, 1,370 ft gain
- Cooper Loop + Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop — 6.1 mi loop, 464 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Markagunt Plateau — 19.0 mi
- Rim Trail — 27.7 mi
- Under the Rim — 28.4 mi