Lone Peak Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi6,736 – 9,636 ft · steepest grade: 38%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Granite Flat Campground Loop A Road 40.48977, -111.65448
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 6.1 miTurn right onto North Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto North Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftReach Horsetail Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto North Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  12. 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.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F53°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity28%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 76°54°
Sun 70°52° 56%
Mon 62°48° 60%
Tue 72°50°
Wed 79°57°
Thu 76°56° 26%

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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