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Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Dan's Hill Trail–Horsin' Around Trail Loop, 7 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Dan's Hill Trail–Horsin' Around Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 5.3-mile loop in Yellow Fork Canyon County Park near Hi Country Estates, UT. It climbs 1,456 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,630 – 7,008 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.46654, -112.08191
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT
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Dan's Hill Trail–Horsin' Around Trail Loop, 7 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,629–7,007 ft

Loop · 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. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftTurn right onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  23. 350 ftBear right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  24. 350 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left onto Rio Escandido Trail, heading SW.
  26. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rio Escandido Trail, heading W.
  28. 100 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horsin' Around Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading W.
  31. 350 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right onto Maple Gulch Trail, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading S.
  37. 1.4 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork West Trail, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Water Fork Ridge Trail, heading E.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 100 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading E.
  44. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading E.
  45. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  46. 0.1 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-horsin-around-trail-loop-8-sights

Trail surface

95% dirt5% 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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