Cliffside Trail & Valley View Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Cliffside Trail & Valley View Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Eagle Mountain, UT. It climbs 358 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,004 – 5,200 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33115, -111.99493
Nearest town Eagle Mountain, UT

Directions

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Cliffside Trail & Valley View Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 5,003–5,200 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.33115, -111.99493

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto Cliffside Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Valley View Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Three Trees Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Valley View Trail, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftReach Cliffside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Three Trees Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Valley View Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cliffside Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 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 surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F58°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 86°62°
Sun 78°58° 37%
Mon 70°55° 37%
Tue 79°52°
Wed 87°57°
Thu 83°62° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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