Horse Spring–Horse Flat Trail, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Aspen Grove, UT. The route reaches Horse Spring at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 613 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,947 – 8,419 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail 40.43125, -111.61044
Nearest town Aspen Grove, UT
Directions
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Horse Spring–Horse Flat Trail, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 7,947–8,420 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail · 40.43125, -111.61044
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Conrad Site Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Lame Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Horse Flat Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Horse Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Lame Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Conrad Site Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F54°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
70°50°
Sun
66°48°
56%
Mon
59°44°
57%
Tue
69°40°
Wed
75°48°
Thu
75°49°
25%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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