1.6 miles
Distance
769 ft
Climb
-309 ft
Descent
03:42:00
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Alta
    , Utah
  • AKA
    Flagstaff Mountain
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T6 Difficult Alpine Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Primitive
  • Snow Grooming
    Backcountry
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    10 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in Trail Running
    • 35 in Hiking

Another ridge scramble up to the top of Flagstaff Mountain and then down to Cardiff Pass. Expect loose shale, high cliff edges and amazing views.

The section of this trail which connects the tops of Silver and Days Fork is sometimes used by mountain bikers to create a loop ride option to the Days Fork descent. Little of this trail is actually ridable and there are a great deal of steep loose hike-a-bike sections. Adventurous mindset required.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Flagstaff & Emma Ridge hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    460 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,902 ft
  • Altitude max
    10,460 ft
  • Altitude start
    10,000 ft
  • Altitude end
    10,459 ft
  • Grade
    5.3%
  • Grade max
    -36.8%
  • Grade min
    92.3%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    2,907 ft
  • Distance flat
    128 ft
  • Avg time
    03:42:00
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on Aug 25, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.74 (3 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Flagstaff & Emma... Trail Reports

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      Aug 25, 2024 @ 9:14pm
      Aug 25, 2024
      		 Beat up, with rideable wash-outs in the bowl, 3 major wash-outs on the rest of it. The bottom of the steeps in the upper valley is the dried...
      Sep 1, 2023 @ 12:00pm
      Sep 1, 2023
      		 Doesn't get better!
      Jun 15, 2021 @ 8:47am
      Jun 15, 2021
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