East Fork of Wasatch
TIME: About 2.25 hours from the bridge over the San Miguel River to the first junction of the East Fork and Wasatch, just beyond Nellie Mine
DISTANCE: 4.8 miles from Bear Creek bridge to upper junction of East Fork and Wasatch Trail
ELEVATION GAIN: 3,000 to 3,800 feet, depending on the route
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: About 10,800 feet where the East Fork leaves the Wasatch Trail, around 12,000 feet at the upper junction of the East Fork and Wasatch Trail; 13,000 at the pass going into Bridal Veil
DIFFICULTY: Difficult, sustained steep in places
TRAILHEAD: Bear Creek bridge over the San Miguel to Wasatch Trail cutoff on Bear Creek Road