Utah trails · Elkhorn-Deep Creek
Elkhorn-Deep Creek
A 10.4-mile network in Utah, with 1,382 ft of climbing. Reaches Sidehill Spring and other pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.5. It gives back about 2,100 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sidehill Spring (spring)
- Point Lookout (summit)
- Indian Spring (spring)
- Bullings Pass (pass)
Getting there
Elkhorn-Deep Creek access. About 1 h 59 min drive (67 mi, 9 of them unpaved) from Richfield. 38.45159, -111.44009 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:06 a.m., the sun rises at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:15 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.4-mile route takes roughly 4 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:05 p.m. — 6 h 43 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Elkhorn-Deep Creek + Great Western Trail, Loa — 11.2 mi loop, 2,168 ft gain
- Elkhorn-Deep Creek + Great Western Trail, Loa + Trail 2481 — 6.8 mi loop, 1,837 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Navajo Knobs — 15.1 mi
- Wildcat — 17.2 mi
- Wildcat Trail — 24.1 mi