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Bountiful Peak Trail & Ford Canyon Overlook Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 2,397 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Bountiful Peak Trail & Ford Canyon Overlook Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Mount Lebannon Acres, UT. It climbs 2,397 ft, with sections as steep as 56% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,734 – 7,110 ft · steepest grade: 56%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bountiful Peak Trail 40.94473, -111.87197
Nearest town Mount Lebannon Acres, UT
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Bountiful Peak Trail & Ford Canyon Overlook Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 2,397 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,735–7,111 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bountiful Peak Trail · 40.94473, -111.87197

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 @ 1690 N stop 745 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Bountiful Peak Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miReach Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.5 miSharp left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 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-8-km-39e4

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F71°
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°69°
Sun 82°64° 36%
Mon 70°58° 67%
Tue 77°57°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 79°64° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Main St @ 1690 N stop 745 m from the trailhead

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