Dylan's Way–Horse Flat Trail, 5 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Mutual Dell, UT. It climbs 2,169 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,870 – 8,075 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Salamander Flat Road 40.44031, -111.62761
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT
Directions
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Dylan's Way–Horse Flat Trail, 5 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,169 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,869–8,073 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Salamander Flat Road · 40.44031, -111.62761
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 72°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Horse Flat Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lame Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mount Timpanogos Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Earth, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dylan's Way, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Ridge Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Middle Earth, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mount Timpanogos Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lame Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Horse Flat Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lame Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading S.
- 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 surface
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 72°F52°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
72°50°
Sun
67°49°
57%
Mon
59°45°
58%
Tue
69°47°
Wed
76°54°
Thu
73°53°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Upper Salamander Flat Road Trailhead
- Salamander Flat Trail & Willow Hollow Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Ridge Connector Trail–Snow Gauging Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- Mud Spring & Ridge Connector Trail via Ridge Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 784 ft
- Horse Spring–Mud Spring Loop, 7 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft
- Honeymoon Meadows–Horse Flat Trail, 5 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,133 ft
- Timpanogos Summit Viewpoint–Salamander Flat Trail, 4 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 3,132 ft
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