Utah trails · Stansbury Front
Stansbury Front
A 26.4-mile point-to-point in Utah, with 2,098 ft of climbing. Reaches Box Elder Pass and other pass/spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 8.8 and mile 17.6. It gives back about 6,811 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Box Elder Pass (pass)
- Hickman Pass (pass)
- Stradley Spring (spring)
- Chokecherry Spring (spring)
- Buck Spring (spring)
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Getting there
MEDINA FLAT TH — parking nearby. 40.49445, -112.57896 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:28 a.m., the sun rises at 6:56 a.m. and sets at 8:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:32 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 26.4-mile route takes roughly 10 h 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:46 p.m. — 2 h 18 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Stansbury Front — 4.7 mi loop, 449 ft gain
- Stansbury Front — 5.8 mi loop, 1,955 ft gain