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Big Spring to Rock Canyon via Cascade Saddle

40.332398, -111.524706

Contributed By TelegramSam

Trail Description

Beautiful views are available on this trail, but you have to work for them! Follow Big Springs Trail from Big Springs Park up to the Cascade Saddle, across the ridge, and down through Provo Campground to the mouth of Rock Canyon. The Big Springs trail is fairly steep, but has beautiful views of the canyon down below. The trail is wooded almost the entire route, and is a well-kept, easy to follow trail. The descent into Rock Canyon is also fairly steep, and winds through green undergrowth and Aspen trees. - TelegramSam

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Trail Statistics

Map Length: 11.45 miles / 18.43 km

Real Length: 11.64 miles / 18.74 km

Elevation Range: 5130 - 9739 feet / 1563 - 2968 meters

Elevation Traveled: 9051 feet (4212 up, 4839 down)

2759 meters (1283 up, 1475 down)

Elevation per Mile: 777 feet / 236 meters

Activities: Hiking,Equestrian

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Trail Log

Date	User	Activity	Length
1 Jul 06	TelegramSam	Hiking	12.0 miles
We are crazy! Definately a good workout. This took us over 8 hours to hike and we were about dead by the time we got home. Had to backtrack once or twice to pick up stuff we dropped. Have faith on the way up, the climb does end and the view is beautiful from the top!
1 Jul 06	hikes_with_bug	Hiking	11.5 miles
This trail almost killed me! I didn't think that I would make it, but I did. Bug did very well also! Granted, she rode in her carrier the whole way, but there was very little complaining. Never again...

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