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Mud Spring–Horse Flat Trail, 6 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 3,120 ft · 6 hr 30 min

Mud Spring–Horse Flat Trail, 6 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Sundance, UT. The route reaches Mud Spring at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,120 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,113 – 8,117 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Lift Line 40.39148, -111.57955
Nearest town Sundance, UT
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Mud Spring–Horse Flat Trail, 6 sights

14.8 mi · ▲ 3,120 ft · 6 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,114–8,118 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lower Lift Line · 40.39148, -111.57955

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Sundance Mountain Resort stop 173 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Summer Theatre Road, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Stewart Falls - Lower Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Lena's Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Conor's Climb, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mica's Mile, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Middle Earth, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Mount Timpanogos Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lame Horse Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.7 miBear right onto Horse Flat Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Lame Horse Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.9 miReach Mud Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 2.7 miBear right onto Horse Flat Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Lame Horse Trail, heading S.
  20. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mount Timpanogos Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Earth, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Mica's Mile, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Conor's Climb, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Lena's Loop, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miBear left onto Stewart Falls - Lower Trail, heading SE.
  31. 1 miContinue straight onto Summer Theatre Road, heading NE.
  32. 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/horse-flat-trail-lame-horse-trail-out-back-5-sights-17-km-a0ed

Trail surface

78% dirt1% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.2 mi in (~246 min). Leave by 3:26 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sundance Mountain Resort stop 173 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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