Utah trails · Ridge
Ridge
A 17.2-mile out-and-back in Utah, with 2,632 ft of climbing. Reaches Rock Spring and other pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 55% of the ascent, between mile 11.5 and mile 17.3. It gives back about 2,699 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rock Spring (spring)
- Ant Knolls (summit)
- Sandy Baker Pass (pass)
- Pole Line Pass (pass)
- Mud Spring (spring)
Heads up
Getting there
MILL CANYON — parking nearby, fee site. About 58 min drive (27 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Provo. 40.47399, -111.58806 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:36 a.m. and sets at 6:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:15 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.5-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 25 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Ridge + RIDGE (MILL CANYON TO SUMMIT) + Ridge Trail — 4.3 mi loop, 1,074 ft gain
- Ridge + Holman Connector + Holman — 5.3 mi loop, 1,721 ft gain
- Ridge + Holman Connector + Holman — 6.1 mi loop, 1,533 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Jacobs Ladder — 10.9 mi
- Desolation — 17.3 mi