Mount Timpanogos
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Campground · 0.7 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · South Fork · Near Heber
Lame Horse Trail
Photo: A J Butler, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.4 mi
- distance
- 996 ft
- climb
- Intermediate
- difficulty
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Lame Horse Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Lame Horse Trail is a mountain biking route in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail rises from about 7,062 feet to about 8,075 feet over a distance of roughly 2.4 miles, with a total elevation gain of 996 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Sundance, which sits about 1,455 feet lower than the trail's high point, show July highs around 81°F and lows near 58°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 32°F and lows near 19°F. The trail makes an easy pairing with other outings in the area. Primrose Overlook Trail is about half a mile away, and the Alpine Loop Winter mountain biking route is about 0.6 miles off. Mount Timpanogos and Mt Timpanogos Campground are both within a mile.
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If it rainsGreenwoodKL, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLife sciences museum at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, United States
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More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company10 mi away
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Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Lame Horse Trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 19°
Feb
33° / 20°
Mar
42° / 26°
Apr
49° / 32°
May
62° / 40°
Jun
73° / 49°
Jul
81° / 58°
Aug
80° / 56°
Sep
68° / 47°
Oct
53° / 36°
Nov
40° / 26°
Dec
31° / 19°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sundance, UT, 2.4 mi away at 6,620 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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