Mountain Garden Lake
4.3 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Mountain Garden Lake is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. The route reaches Mountain Garden Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 618 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mountain Garden Lake
4.3 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 6,760–7,187 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.76154, -111.45344
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Mountain Garden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mountain Garden Lake 5.1 mi · ▲ 709 ft
- Three-Mile Canyon 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft
- Three-Mile Canyon 7.9 mi · ▲ 911 ft
- Three-Mile Canyon 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft
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