Farmington Flat Road–Gold Hill Trail, 3 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 3,128 ft · 6 hr 6 min
Farmington Flat Road–Gold Hill Trail, 3 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. It climbs 3,128 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Farmington Flat Road–Gold Hill Trail, 3 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 3,128 ft · 6 hr 6 min
Elevation 7,220–8,237 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Farmington Flat Road · 40.99242, -111.80171
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Farmington Flat Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Gold Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
- 2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Farmington Flat Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Great Western Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Gold Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Farmington Flat Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
More from Farmington Flat Road Trailhead
- Farmington Flat Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, Utah