AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bountiful Peak Trail & Ford Canyon Overlook Trail

4 mi · ▲ 2,152 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Bountiful Peak Trail & Ford Canyon Overlook Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Rolling Hills Estates, UT. It climbs 2,152 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,616 – 6,690 ft · steepest grade: 52%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.94671, -111.87423
Nearest town Rolling Hills Estates, UT
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Bountiful Peak Trail & Ford Canyon Overlook Trail

4 mi · ▲ 2,152 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 4,617–6,691 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.94671, -111.87423

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 71° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Main St @ 1806 N stop 636 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miReach Bountiful Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bountiful-peak-trail-ford-canyon-overlook-trail-out-back-6-km-01e8

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F71°
Feels like78°Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 87°70°
Sun 82°65° 36%
Mon 70°59° 67%
Tue 77°58°
Wed 88°63°
Thu 79°64° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Main St @ 1806 N stop 636 m from the trailhead

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