AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Mountain Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Lake Mountain Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Gorder, UT. It climbs 658 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,836 – 5,509 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21708, -111.96050
Nearest town Gorder, UT
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Lake Mountain Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,835–5,509 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.21708, -111.96050

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miBear right onto Lake Mountain Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 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-9858

Trail surface

7% gravel93% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F62°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 83°63°
Sun 74°56° 41%
Mon 71°53° 41%
Tue 75°50°
Wed 82°54°
Thu 80°59° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 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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