Deep Creek Trail & Farmington Flat Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,557 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Deep Creek Trail & Farmington Flat Road is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Porterville, UT. It climbs 3,557 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Deep Creek Trail & Farmington Flat Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,557 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 5,887–7,521 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.96911, -111.72351
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Deep Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Farmington Flat Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Deep Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Deep Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 6.2 mi in (~222 min). Leave by 3:55 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mahogany Ridge 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft
- Gold Hill Trail 14 mi · ▲ 4,621 ft
- Gold Hill Trail 14.1 mi · ▲ 4,625 ft
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