Mill Canyon Spring Road–Samps Hollow Overlook Road, 4 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,245 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Mill Canyon Spring Road–Samps Hollow Overlook Road, 4 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Mutual Dell, UT. It climbs 2,245 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,323 – 8,347 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hunting Camp Road 40.44685, -111.60749
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT
Directions
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Mill Canyon Spring Road–Samps Hollow Overlook Road, 4 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,245 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Elevation 7,324–8,348 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hunting Camp Road · 40.44685, -111.60749
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hunting Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Winter Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Samps Hollow Overlook Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Elk Hollow Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Elk Hollow Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Samps Hollow Overlook Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear left onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left onto Winter Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hunting Camp Road, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 74°F54°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
74°53°
Sun
68°50°
57%
Mon
61°46°
59%
Tue
71°43°
Wed
77°51°
Thu
77°51°
26%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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