Mud Spring–Lame Horse Trail, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Aspen Grove, UT. The route reaches Mud Spring at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 825 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,815 – 8,117 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail 40.43125, -111.61044
Nearest town Aspen Grove, UT
Directions
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Mud Spring–Lame Horse Trail, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 825 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 7,815–8,118 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail · 40.43125, -111.61044
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Conrad Site Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lame Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Mud Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear left onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Conrad Site Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F54°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
70°50°
Sun
66°48°
56%
Mon
59°44°
57%
Tue
69°40°
Wed
75°48°
Thu
75°49°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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