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

0 mi7,221 – 8,239 ft · steepest grade: 34%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmington Flat Road 40.99242, -111.80171
Nearest town Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Farmington Flat Road, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Gold Hill Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading S.
  7. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftSharp left onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
  10. 2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Sessions Mountain Road, heading S.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftReach Farmington Flat Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Great Western Trail, heading NW.
  16. 2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right onto Gold Hill Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 1.4 miBear right onto Farmington Flat Road, heading N.
  24. 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

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 73°F57°
Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 73°56°
Sun 68°48° 39%
Mon 58°44° 54%
Tue 68°40°
Wed 76°47°
Thu 70°49° 19%

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.

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