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

  1. Start on Hunting Camp Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Winter Pass Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 2 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left onto Samps Hollow Overlook Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miBear right onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading S.
  10. 300 ftContinue straight onto Elk Hollow Road, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miReach South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right onto Elk Hollow Road, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear right onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Samps Hollow Overlook Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  20. 1.5 miBear left onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading SW.
  21. 2 miSharp left onto Winter Pass Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hunting Camp Road, heading E.
  24. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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%

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