Daly Canyon–Empire Link, 8 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Daly Canyon–Empire Link, 8 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 1,003 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,861 – 8,773 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ontario Mine Trailhead Access 40.62169, -111.49411
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Daly Canyon–Empire Link, 8 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 7,861–8,773 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ontario Mine Trailhead Access · 40.62169, -111.49411
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ontario Mine Trailhead Access, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto TDS Ontario Bypass, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Empire Link, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Empire Alternate, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Empire Link, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Sam's Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Daly Canyon, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sam's Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Empire Lodge, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Payroll, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Road to Ruby, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Payroll, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Road to Ruby, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Boulder, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Gravel Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Moosebones, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gravel Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Empire Link, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Moosebones, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gravel Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boulder, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Gravel Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Payroll, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Road to Ruby, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Payroll, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Empire Lodge, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sam's Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Daly Canyon, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Sam's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Empire Link, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Empire Alternate, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Empire Link, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto TDS Ontario Bypass, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ontario Mine Trailhead Access, heading N.
- 0.2 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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