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Kennecott & Middle Earth via Lame Horse Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Aspen Grove, UT. It climbs 1,138 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,769 – 7,569 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41540, -111.60781
Nearest town Aspen Grove, UT

Directions

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Kennecott & Middle Earth via Lame Horse Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 6,770–7,571 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.41540, -111.60781

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lame Horse Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mount Timpanogos Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Earth, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Mica's Mile, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Aria's, heading SE.
  10. 500 ftTurn right onto Kennecott, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftReach Middle Earth, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Aria's, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Mica's Mile, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Middle Earth, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Stewarts Cascade Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Mount Timpanogos Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lame Horse Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 72°F51°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 67°49° 62%
Mon 64°45° 62%
Tue 70°44°
Wed 75°51°
Thu 73°56° 20%
Fri 78°53° 19%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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