Utah trails · Stansbury Front
Stansbury Front
A 39.7-mile network 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 is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 11,181 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. About 36 min drive (12 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Grantsville. 40.49445, -112.57896 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:12 a.m., the sun rises at 7:40 a.m. and sets at 6:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:19 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 39.7-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 44 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Stansbury Front — 4.7 mi loop, 445 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Stansbury Crest — 4.0 mi