Box Elder Peak Trail–Box Elder Trail Loop, 6 sights
11 mi · ▲ 5,765 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Box Elder Peak Trail–Box Elder Trail Loop, 6 sights is an 11-mile loop in Lone Peak Wilderness near Highland, UT. It climbs 5,765 ft, with sections as steep as 57% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Box Elder Peak Trail–Box Elder Trail Loop, 6 sights
11 mi · ▲ 5,765 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 5,662–11,077 ft
Loop · Lone Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trailhead · 40.48276, -111.75006
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left onto North Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto North Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto White Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Box Elder Peak Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Box Elder Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Phelps Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 2.8 miSharp left onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Horsetail Falls–Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft
- Lake Hardy–Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, 4 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 4,959 ft
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