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Boneyard Trail–Deer Ridge Connector, 5 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Boneyard Trail–Deer Ridge Connector, 5 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Potawatomi, UT. It climbs 759 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,545 – 6,172 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hidden Canyon Road 40.46661, -111.87610
Nearest town Potawatomi, UT
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Boneyard Trail–Deer Ridge Connector, 5 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,544–6,170 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hidden Canyon Road · 40.46661, -111.87610

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hidden Canyon Road, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lehi's Dream Jump Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Canyon Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Mo-mentum Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Boneyard Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Mo-mentum Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Lehi's Dream Jump Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Mo-mentum Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boneyard Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Traverse Traverse Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Deer Ridge Connector, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mayors' Trail, heading S.
  13. 300 ftTurn left onto Dobbins Way Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Maple Hollow North Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto Maple Hollow Downhill Bike Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Hollow North Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto South Maple Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto Eagle Crest Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miReach Boneyard Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto South Maple Hollow Trail, heading E.
  21. 350 ftBear left onto Maple Hollow North Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Hollow Downhill Bike Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Maple Hollow North Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dobbins Way Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right onto Mayors' Trail, heading NW.
  26. 300 ftContinue straight onto Deer Ridge Connector, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left onto Traverse Traverse Trail, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boneyard Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mo-mentum Trail, heading N.
  30. 50 ftSharp right onto Lehi's Dream Jump Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftSharp left onto Mo-mentum Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Boneyard Trail, heading N.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mo-mentum Trail, heading N.
  34. 150 ftBear left onto Hidden Canyon Road, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lehi's Dream Jump Trail, heading S.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Canyon Road, heading S.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boneyard-trail-deer-ridge-connector-out-back-5-sights-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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