Maack Hill–Beware of Doug Trail Loop, 7 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Maack Hill–Beware of Doug Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 2.8-mile loop near Potawatomi, UT. The route reaches Maack Hill. It climbs 406 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,093 – 6,490 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maple Hollow Trailhead 40.47560, -111.85122
Nearest town Potawatomi, UT

Directions

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Maack Hill–Beware of Doug Trail Loop, 7 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,093–6,489 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Maple Hollow Trailhead · 40.47560, -111.85122

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South Maple Hollow Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Maple Hollow / Deer Ridge Access Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Hollow / Deer Ridge Access Trail, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Telegraph Foot Path, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Beware of Doug Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Deer Ridge Drive, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rex Manuever Foot Path, heading E.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Telegraph Foot Path, heading SW.
  10. 500 ftTurn right onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Deer Ridge Connector, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Ridge Connector, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftPass Maack Hill.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Suncrest-Draper Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading NW.
  17. 1.1 miSharp left onto Maple Hollow / Deer Ridge Access Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto South Maple Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F60°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 80°60°
Sun 74°55° 41%
Mon 65°51° 57%
Tue 75°52°
Wed 82°60°
Thu 78°59° 24%

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 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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