Utah trails · Paiute (D-3)
Paiute (D-3)
A 47.4-mile point-to-point in Utah, with 5,632 ft of climbing. Reaches Mud Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 15.8. It gives back about 8,735 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mud Lake (lake)
- Willow Lake (lake)
- Three Creeks Reservoir (lake)
- Hidden Lake (lake)
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Getting there
BOSMAN-BIG JOHN FLAT TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 38.34417, -112.40083 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:30 a.m., the sun rises at 6:58 a.m. and sets at 8:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:28 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 47.4-mile route works out to roughly 20 h 22 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Grizzley Ridge - Big John + Paiute (D-3) — 6.2 mi loop, 1,364 ft gain
- Paiute (D-3) + Poison Creek - So Fk Bullion + The Pocket — 10.6 mi loop, 3,662 ft gain
- Sam Henrie + Paiute (D-3) + Joe Lott — 8.8 mi loop, 2,766 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Paiute (D-4) — 21.2 mi