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#7 Borrow Pits

 Borrow Pits
Borrow Pits

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The depression in the hillside before you is called a borrow pit.

When a fill required more material than was available from the cuts, borrow pits, like this one, were dug from adjacent hillsides.

Return to stop 6 and follow the trail to stop 8.

If you would like, you may continue to walk across the Big Fill before turning back to stop 6. 

Golden Spike National Historical Park

Last updated: April 1, 2026