Horsetail Falls–Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Horsetail Falls–Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lone Peak Wilderness near Highland, UT. The route reaches Horsetail Falls at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,580 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Horsetail Falls–Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 5,662–7,213 ft
Out & Back · Lone Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trailhead · 40.48276, -111.75006
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left onto North Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Horsetail Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Box Elder Peak Trail–Box Elder Trail Loop, 6 sights 11 mi · ▲ 5,765 ft
- Lake Hardy–Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, 4 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 4,959 ft
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