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Shadow Lake–Flat Iron, 6 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,374 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Shadow Lake–Flat Iron, 6 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. The route reaches Shadow Lake. It climbs 2,374 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,815 – 9,512 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.62922, -111.55428
Nearest town Brighton, UT
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Shadow Lake–Flat Iron, 6 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,374 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 7,816–9,510 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.62922, -111.55428

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 64°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miPass Shadow Lake.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Shadow Lake Cutoff, heading NE.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Jupiter Access, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Shadow Lake, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Jupiter Access, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Keystone Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Webster Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Keystone Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto McConkeys, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Thaynes Road, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Miner's Mile, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Flat Iron, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Drift Road, heading E.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading E.
  19. 400 ftBear left onto King Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miSharp left onto Johns '99, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto King Road, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miReach Shadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left onto Johns '99, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto King Road, heading SW.
  25. 0.4 miBear right onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading W.
  26. 400 ftSharp left onto Drift Road, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Flat Iron, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Miner's Mile, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left onto Thaynes Road, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto McConkeys, heading NW.
  31. 450 ftContinue straight onto Keystone Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Webster Road, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miSharp right onto Keystone Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Jupiter Access, heading SW.
  36. 350 ftBear left onto Shadow Lake, heading SW.
  37. 250 ftSharp right onto Jupiter Access, heading SW.
  38. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shadow Lake Cutoff, heading SW.
  39. 400 ftTurn right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading SW.
  40. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  41. 0.4 miArrive 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/shadow-lake-shadow-lake-out-back-8-sights-20-km

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 64°F47°
Precip1%Wind20 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.6″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 60°42° 50%
Mon 58°41° 53%
Tue 66°42°
Wed 70°48°
Thu 65°51° 20%
Fri 71°51° 21%

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