Turtle Hill Viewpoint & Turtle Hill Viewpoint Road via OHV-3 Road

3 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Turtle Hill Viewpoint & Turtle Hill Viewpoint Road via OHV-3 Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Eagle Mountain, UT. The route reaches Turtle Hill Viewpoint. It climbs 861 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 mi5,013 – 5,479 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33770, -111.97605
Nearest town Eagle Mountain, UT

Directions

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Turtle Hill Viewpoint & Turtle Hill Viewpoint Road via OHV-3 Road

3 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,013–5,479 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.33770, -111.97605

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto OHV-3 Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Crop Duster Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Backspacer Trail, heading W.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto OHV-1, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Backspacer Trail, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto OHV-1, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Backspacer Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elvis Presley Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftPass Turtle Hill Viewpoint.
  13. 150 ftSharp right onto Turtle Hill Viewpoint Road, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miReach Turtle Hill Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Elvis Presley Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Backspacer Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto OHV-1, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Backspacer Trail, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto OHV-1, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Backspacer Trail, heading E.
  23. 350 ftSharp right onto Crop Duster Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miSharp right onto OHV-3 Road, heading E.
  25. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F66°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 77°56° 37%
Mon 72°54° 38%
Tue 80°52°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 83°67° 20%
Fri 88°61° 19%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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