Overlook–Lame Horse Trail, 6 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back near Mutual Dell, UT. The route reaches Overlook at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,451 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,674 – 8,222 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.44200, -111.62300
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT
Directions
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Overlook–Lame Horse Trail, 6 sights
6 mi · ▲ 1,451 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 7,675–8,223 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.44200, -111.62300
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Old Conrad Site Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto North Fork Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto North Fork Loop (Hollow), heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto North Fork Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto North Fork Loop (Hollow), heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Fork Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Conrad Site Road, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto South Fork Little Deer Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lame Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Island Meadow Trail–Ridge Connector Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- Mud Spring & Ridge Connector Trail via Ridge Trail 3 mi · ▲ 596 ft
- Primrose Overlook & Primrose Overlook Trail via Horse Flat Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,388 ft
- Scout Falls–Ridge Connector Trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft
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