Peak 6562 & Off the Beaten Path Trail via Mayors' Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,656 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Peak 6562 & Off the Beaten Path Trail via Mayors' Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Lehi, UT. The route reaches Peak 6562. It climbs 1,656 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,161 – 6,562 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Raptor Access Trail 40.44157, -111.86476
Nearest town Lehi, UT

Directions

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Peak 6562 & Off the Beaten Path Trail via Mayors' Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,656 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,160–6,562 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Raptor Access Trail · 40.44157, -111.86476

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 61° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Raptor Access Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Raptor Trail, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miPass Peak 6562.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mayors' Trail, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beware of Doug Trail, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftReach Peak 6562, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftBear left onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading N.
  17. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mayors' Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miBear right onto Raptor Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Access Trail, heading SE.
  27. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F61°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 84°63°
Sun 76°58° 41%
Mon 68°54° 57%
Tue 80°52°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 83°61° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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