AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Parley's Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Parley's Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near East Redwood, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,229 – 4,249 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.70171, -111.92917
Nearest town East Redwood, UT
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Parley's Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 4,228–4,250 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.70171, -111.92917

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: 3300 S @ 1226 W stop 334 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Jordan River Parkway, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Parley's Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.3 miReach Parley's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left onto Jordan River Parkway, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 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/cottonwood-pond-cottonwood-pond-out-back-5-sights-12-km

Trail surface

97% paved2% boardwalk1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 3300 S @ 1226 W stop 334 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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