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Horse Flat Trail via Lame Horse Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Aspen Grove, UT. It climbs 492 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,540 – 8,075 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41540, -111.60781
Nearest town Aspen Grove, UT

Directions

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Horse Flat Trail via Lame Horse Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 7,538–8,073 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.41540, -111.60781

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Lame Horse Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Horse Flat Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Lame Horse Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miReach Horse Flat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto Horse Flat Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Lame Horse Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 72°F51°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 67°49° 62%
Mon 64°45° 62%
Tue 70°44°
Wed 75°51°
Thu 73°56° 20%
Fri 78°53° 19%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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