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Mountain Garden Lake–Park City Trail, 6 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Mountain Garden Lake–Park City Trail, 6 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. The route reaches Mountain Garden Lake. It climbs 1,613 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,562 – 7,182 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75176, -111.44211
Nearest town Atkinson, UT
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Mountain Garden Lake–Park City Trail, 6 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,561–7,183 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75176, -111.44211

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Mountain Garden Lake.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Promontory, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftSharp left onto South Canyon, heading W.
  9. 2.6 miSharp right onto RocMon, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Park City Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right onto Quinns Junction Paved Connector, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miReach Mountain Garden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Park City Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right onto RocMon, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miSharp left onto South Canyon, heading N.
  20. 2.6 miSharp right onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto Promontory, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading NE.
  25. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mountain-garden-lake-park-city-trail-out-back-6-sights-26-km-a690

Trail surface

50% dirt30% paved20% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F53°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 76°55°
Sun 71°49° 47%
Mon 61°45° 51%
Tue 73°42°
Wed 80°47°
Thu 80°53° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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