Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Dan's Hill Trail–Gunslinger Trail, 7 sights

4 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Dan's Hill Trail–Gunslinger Trail, 7 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Yellow Fork Canyon County Park near Hi Country Estates, UT. It climbs 1,121 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,630 – 6,706 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.46654, -112.08191
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT

Directions

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Dan's Hill Trail–Gunslinger Trail, 7 sights

4 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 5,629–6,705 ft

Out & Back · Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Trailhead: 40.46654, -112.08191

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  21. 350 ftBear right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  22. 350 ftBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Gunslinger Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Rock Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maple Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  27. 1.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork West Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Water Fork Ridge Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading E.
  34. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading E.
  35. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 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

94% dirt6% 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°56° 37%
Mon 67°53° 57%
Tue 77°49°
Wed 85°57°
Thu 80°59° 25%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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