Lake Hardy–Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, 4 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 4,959 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Lake Hardy–Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, 4 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Lone Peak Wilderness near Highland, UT. The route reaches Lake Hardy at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 4,959 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Hardy–Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, 4 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 4,959 ft · 6 hr 11 min
Elevation 5,662–9,921 ft
Out & Back · Lone Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trailhead · 40.48276, -111.75006
Weather Sep 4: 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 N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Lake Hardy Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miReach Lake Hardy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear left onto North Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto North Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 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 (~28 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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