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.
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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
- Start on Raptor Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Raptor Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Peak 6562.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mayors' Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Beware of Doug Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftReach Peak 6562, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mayors' Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Raptor Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Access Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Raptor Access Trail Trailhead
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- Raptor Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Raptor Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 781 ft
- Raptor Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 809 ft
- Lolo Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft
- Broadband Trail–Lolo Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,352 ft
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