City Canyon Road–Moon Ridge Trail, 5 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 3,061 ft · 4 hr 46 min
City Canyon Road–Moon Ridge Trail, 5 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Rose Canyon County Open Space near Hi Country Estates, UT. It climbs 3,061 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,103 – 7,668 ft · steepest grade: 25%10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Swamp Fork Trail 40.48529, -112.14377
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT
Directions
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City Canyon Road–Moon Ridge Trail, 5 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 3,061 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 6,104–7,669 ft
Out & Back · Rose Canyon County Open Space
Trailhead: Swamp Fork Trail · 40.48529, -112.14377
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Swamp Fork Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left onto City Canyon Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rose Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Maple Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Horsin' Around, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Yellow Fork West Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork West Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Yellow Fork West Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Water Fork Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto City Canyon Road, heading E.
- 2.7 miSharp right onto Swamp Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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