AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Mountain Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Lake Mountain Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Gorder, UT. It climbs 605 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,836 – 5,466 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21597, -111.96376
Nearest town Gorder, UT
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Lake Mountain Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 4,835–5,466 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.21597, -111.96376

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 1.8 miBear right onto Lake Mountain Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 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-16-km-8f79

Trail surface

7% gravel93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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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