Mountain Garden Lake
5.1 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Mountain Garden Lake is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. The route reaches Mountain Garden Lake. It climbs 709 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mountain Garden Lake
5.1 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 2 hr 3 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 miPass Mountain Garden Lake.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 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 1.6 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mountain Garden Lake 4.3 mi · ▲ 618 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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