Yellow Fork Canyon County Park
Butterfield Peaks–Moon Ridge Trail, 5 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 3,789 ft · 6 hr 6 min
Butterfield Peaks–Moon Ridge Trail, 5 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Yellow Fork Canyon County Park near Hi Country Estates, UT. The route reaches Butterfield Peaks at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 3,789 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Butterfield Peaks–Moon Ridge Trail, 5 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 3,789 ft · 6 hr 6 min
Elevation 5,656–9,298 ft
Out & Back · Yellow Fork Canyon County Park
Trailhead: Yellow Fork Canyon Road · 40.46555, -112.08569
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Water Fork Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork West Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Maple Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Rose Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading NW.
- 3.2 miReach Butterfield Peaks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Rose Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Maple Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork West Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Water Fork Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~257 min). Leave by 3:17 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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