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.

Elevation

0 mi6,759 – 7,185 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76154, -111.45344
Nearest town Atkinson, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miPass Mountain Garden Lake.
  9. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 50 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

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F57°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 71°51° 38%
Mon 67°45° 45%
Tue 76°44°
Wed 81°50°
Thu 74°54° 20%
Fri 79°52° 20%

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.

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