Mill Canyon Spring Road & Upper Little Deer Creek
4.1 mi · ▲ 983 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Mill Canyon Spring Road & Upper Little Deer Creek is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Mutual Dell, UT. It climbs 983 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,323 – 8,317 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mill Canyon Spring Road 40.47384, -111.58805
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT
Directions
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Mill Canyon Spring Road & Upper Little Deer Creek
4.1 mi · ▲ 983 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 7,324–8,319 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mill Canyon Spring Road · 40.47384, -111.58805
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Elk Hollow Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Upper Little Deer Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Elk Hollow Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Upper Little Deer Creek, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Spring Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 68°F48°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
68°49°
Sun
65°46°
57%
Mon
58°42°
59%
Tue
68°39°
Wed
74°47°
Thu
74°48°
27%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mill Canyon Spring Road Trailhead
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- Samps Hollow Overlook Road & Upper Mill Canyon Trail Loop via Ridge Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- Holman Connector via Ridge Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 990 ft
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- Holman Connector–Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail Loop, 6 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,737 ft
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