Lake Mountain Road Loop

15 mi · ▲ 1,742 ft · 5 hr 52 min

Lake Mountain Road Loop is a 15-mile loop near Gorder, UT. It climbs 1,742 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,843 – 5,670 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19391, -111.97211
Nearest town Gorder, UT

Directions

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Lake Mountain Road Loop

15 mi · ▲ 1,742 ft · 5 hr 52 min

Elevation 4,844–5,671 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 40.19391, -111.97211

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 1.4 miSharp right onto Lake Mountain Road, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 4.8 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

28% dirt2% gravel70% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F60°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 85°62°
Sun 77°58° 39%
Mon 72°54° 39%
Tue 76°51°
Wed 83°55°
Thu 81°60° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 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 8:24 PM.

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