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Daly Canyon–Empire Lodge, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,215 ft · 2 hr

Daly Canyon–Empire Lodge, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. It climbs 1,215 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,058 – 9,246 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Io Trail 40.61008, -111.53549
Nearest town Brighton, UT
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Daly Canyon–Empire Lodge, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,215 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 8,058–9,245 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Io Trail · 40.61008, -111.53549

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 61°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Io Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto 9K Trail, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto T&G, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Empire Lodge, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Sam's Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Daly Canyon, heading N.
  14. 250 ftBear left onto Sam's Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miReach Io Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Daly Canyon, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Sam's Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Empire Lodge, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mid-Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  23. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto T&G, heading W.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left onto 9K Trail, heading W.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Io Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miArrive 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/daly-canyon-empire-lodge-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 61°F45°
Precip1%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 61°42°
Sun 60°43° 56%
Mon 51°40° 58%
Tue 64°39°
Wed 70°46°
Thu 68°46° 30%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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