Turtle Hill is a hike in Eagle Mountain, Utah. It has beautiful views and is nice in winter, without avalanche danger.
Directions
Turtle Hill is in Eagle Mountain near Cory Wride Park. The trail begins just beyond the parking for Eagle Mountain Petroglyphs and not too far from Hidden Hollow Trails and the Prayer Flags hike.
Take Pony Express Parkway to Lake Mountain Road. 0.9 miles in, is a flat dirt parking lot marked on Google Maps as Turtle Hill Trail.
Turtle Hill Trail
Head up the hill. It isn’t steep, but just a gradual incline.
You can look west, slightly north at Flat Top Mountain. To the southwest you can see Eagle Mountain City Center.
There is a switchback when you are 2/3 of the way.
Sometimes the best views are behind you.
Just before the top is a big flat area.
From the top you get a great view of the small mountain to the south.
There is a gate to prohibit ATVs, but hikers are welcome to hike the last 50 feet or so to the top. The second photo is looking to the northeast.
You get an expansive view of the mountains to the east.
If you zoom in you can see Utah Lake.
I wasn’t sure if it would work, but I brought my sled and tried to sled back down. It worked okay. If someone had tried to sled after me, I think it would have worked well. Forging the path made me go pretty slow, but it was still faster than walking.
Here are a few more photos of Turtle Hill.
During the spring and summer, this hike has lizards. For more information, click on this post.
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