AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Mountain Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Lake Mountain Road is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Gorder, UT. It climbs 910 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,856 – 5,391 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18660, -111.96027
Nearest town Gorder, UT
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Lake Mountain Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 4,855–5,390 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.18660, -111.96027

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Lake Mountain Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 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/lake-mountain-road-out-back-13-km-a791

Trail surface

21% dirt3% gravel76% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity21%
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° 37%
Mon 72°55° 37%
Tue 77°52°
Wed 83°56°
Thu 81°61° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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