AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Circle - Main Canyon Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,277 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Circle - Main Canyon Road is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Independence, UT. It climbs 2,277 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,421 – 8,731 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Glade Loop Road 40.34118, -111.30827
Nearest town Independence, UT
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Circle - Main Canyon Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,277 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,422–8,731 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Big Glade Loop Road · 40.34118, -111.30827

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Big Glade Loop Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Circle - Main Canyon Road, heading SW.
  3. 5.8 miReach Circle - Main Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.8 miTurn right onto Big Glade Loop Road, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftArrive 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/circle-main-canyon-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 69°F49°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 69°46°
Sun 65°45° 54%
Mon 58°42° 54%
Tue 65°41°
Wed 71°48°
Thu 71°51° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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