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Lone Peak Wilderness

Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail–First Hamongog Trail, 4 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 4,195 ft · 5 hr 52 min

Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail–First Hamongog Trail, 4 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Lone Peak Wilderness near Alpine, UT. It climbs 4,195 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,663 – 7,960 ft · steepest grade: 35%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forbidden Trail 40.48888, -111.76513
Nearest town Alpine, UT
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Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail–First Hamongog Trail, 4 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 4,195 ft · 5 hr 52 min

Elevation 5,662–7,961 ft

Out & Back · Lone Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Forbidden Trail · 40.48888, -111.76513

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Forbidden Trail, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto School House Spring, heading E.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto First Hamongog Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Mountain Trail, heading N.
  7. 2.6 miSharp left onto North Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftBear right onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.8 miReach First Hamongog Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.8 miBear left onto North Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Mountain Trail, heading N.
  13. 2.3 miTurn left onto First Hamongog Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto School House Spring, heading SW.
  15. 1 miTurn left onto Forbidden Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/deer-creek-dry-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

83% dirt6% gravel1% paved10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F60°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 79°59°
Sun 72°55° 45%
Mon 65°52° 48%
Tue 75°52°
Wed 82°60°
Thu 79°59° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~179 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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