Bountiful Peak Trail–Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 3,689 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Bountiful Peak Trail–Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, 3 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Rockwood Estates, UT. It climbs 3,689 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,607 – 7,346 ft · steepest grade: 49%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Firebreak Road 40.92276, -111.86628
Nearest town Rockwood Estates, UT

Directions

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Bountiful Peak Trail–Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 3,689 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 4,607–7,345 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Firebreak Road · 40.92276, -111.86628

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 620 N stop 524 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Firebreak Road, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto G2 Connector Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Davis Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miReach Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto G2 Connector Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miBear right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.5 miSharp left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  19. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 620 N stop 524 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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