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Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Dan's Hill Trail–Gunslinger Trail Loop, 7 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 992 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Dan's Hill Trail–Gunslinger Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 3.7-mile loop in Yellow Fork Canyon County Park near Hi Country Estates, UT. It climbs 992 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,656 – 6,641 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Fork Canyon Road 40.46555, -112.08569
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT
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Dan's Hill Trail–Gunslinger Trail Loop, 7 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 992 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 5,656–6,642 ft

Loop · Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Trailhead: Yellow Fork Canyon Road · 40.46555, -112.08569

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Water Fork Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork West Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Big Rock Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork West Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miBear right onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading W.
  14. 200 ftBear left onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Horsin' Around, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Maple Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big Rock Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Gunslinger Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading E.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading E.
  31. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  33. 250 ftBear right onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading SE.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading E.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  39. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading SE.
  40. 0.4 miThe loop closes 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/dans-hill-trail-gunslinger-trail-loop-7-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F60°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 81°60°
Sun 73°55° 37%
Mon 66°53° 57%
Tue 77°49°
Wed 85°57°
Thu 80°59° 25%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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