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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Lake Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
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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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