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Jurassic Gate retention pond–Deuel Creek North, 5 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 4,018 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Jurassic Gate retention pond–Deuel Creek North, 5 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Twin Hollows, UT. The route reaches Jurassic Gate retention pond. It climbs 4,018 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,587 – 8,340 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Access Trail 40.90388, -111.86298
Nearest town Twin Hollows, UT
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Jurassic Gate retention pond–Deuel Creek North, 5 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 4,018 ft · 6 hr 15 min

Elevation 4,587–8,341 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Access Trail · 40.90388, -111.86298

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 72° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 1340 N stop 789 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Access Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miPass Jurassic Gate retention pond.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Deuel Creek North, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Wagon Wheel Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Parrish Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 4.6 miContinue straight onto Lower Parrish Plots Loop Road, heading N.
  9. 150 ftReach Jurassic Gate retention pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Parrish Creek Road, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Parrish Creek Trail, heading SE.
  12. 4.2 miBear left onto Wagon Wheel Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto Deuel Creek North, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jurassic-gate-retention-pond-jurassic-gate-retention-pond-out-back-6-sights-20-km

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F72°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 88°70°
Sun 82°65° 34%
Mon 70°59° 55%
Tue 77°58°
Wed 88°63°
Thu 79°64° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 1340 N stop 789 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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