AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Mountain Road

15 mi · ▲ 1,292 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Lake Mountain Road is a 15-mile out-and-back near Gorder, UT. It climbs 1,292 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,836 – 5,368 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18598, -111.95740
Nearest town Gorder, UT
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Lake Mountain Road

15 mi · ▲ 1,292 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Elevation 4,835–5,368 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.18598, -111.95740

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 3.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left onto Lake Mountain Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 3.5 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-24-km-eb69

Trail surface

47% dirt3% gravel50% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 78°58° 37%
Mon 75°55° 37%
Tue 80°54°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 84°67° 19%
Fri 87°63° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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