At mile 2, a side trail swings by Green Lake and later rejoins the trail. The Dowd Mountain Hideout Trail begins at the superb Dowd Mountain Lookout and descends almost 1,700' to the Flaming Gorge Lake at Hideout Boat Campground. The trail offers great views of the gorge as it winds through nicely forested terrain. The Little Hole National Recreation Trail is an very pleasant path along the Green River below the dam. It is mostly flat and offers nice views of the river as it runs past canyon walls and forested banks.
Most hikers follow it for just a few miles before turning around.
The main trail ends at Little Hole, the take-out point for rafters, but you can continue to follow a trail another 2 miles.