G.O.A.T. Trail–Holman Connector, 3 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Aspen Grove, UT. It climbs 3,668 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,313 – 9,311 ft · steepest grade: 29%13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Deer Creek Trail 40.45419, -111.57580
Nearest town Aspen Grove, UT
Directions
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G.O.A.T. Trail–Holman Connector, 3 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 3,668 ft · 6 hr 14 min
Elevation 7,313–9,311 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Little Deer Creek Trail · 40.45419, -111.57580
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Holman Connector, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto G.O.A.T. Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Upper Little Deer Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Holman Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Holman Connector, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 74°F54°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
74°53°
Sun
69°50°
57%
Mon
61°46°
58%
Tue
71°43°
Wed
78°51°
Thu
77°52°
26%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~231 min). Leave by 3:45 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Little Deer Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,295 ft
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