Horsetail Falls & Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail
13.2 mi · ▲ 5,371 ft · 7 hr 5 min
Horsetail Falls & Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Lone Peak Wilderness near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route reaches Horsetail Falls at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 5,371 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Horsetail Falls & Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail
13.2 mi · ▲ 5,371 ft · 7 hr 5 min
Elevation 6,737–9,637 ft
Out & Back · Lone Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Granite Flat Campground Loop A Road · 40.48977, -111.65448
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 6.1 miTurn right onto North Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto North Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Horsetail Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto North Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 6.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~229 min). Leave by 3:46 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Granite Flat Campground Loop A Road Trailhead
- Tibble Fork Reservoir & Granite Flat Connector Trail 1.3 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Silver Lake Flat via Silver Flat Connector Trail 2 mi · ▲ 773 ft
- Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail 7 mi · ▲ 2,875 ft
- Box Elder Peak Trail & White Canyon Trail via Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 6,441 ft
- Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail & North Mountain Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 4,929 ft
- North Mountain Trail via Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 4,950 ft
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