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East Canyon State Park

Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Route & Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,570 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Route & Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in East Canyon State Park near Mountain Dell Park, UT. It climbs 2,570 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,030 – 7,435 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81148, -111.67907
Nearest town Mountain Dell Park, UT
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Directions

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Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Route & Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 2,570 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Elevation 6,031–7,434 ft

Out & Back · East Canyon State Park

Trailhead: 40.81148, -111.67907

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Route, heading NE.
  4. 4.3 miReach Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 4.3 miContinue straight onto Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Trail, heading SW.
  7. 2.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftArrive 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/donner-reed-party-and-mormon-pioneer-route-donner-reed-party-and-mormon-pioneer-trail-out-back-22-km-3615

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F56°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 77°57°
Sun 75°53° 40%
Mon 62°50° 61%
Tue 75°47°
Wed 83°53°
Thu 78°55° 25%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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