Ensign Peak–Hell Canyon Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Ensign Peak–Hell Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near City View Addition, UT. The route reaches Ensign Peak at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 644 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ensign Peak–Hell Canyon Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 4,836–5,417 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sandhurst South Trail · 40.79089, -111.89412
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: 300 West @ 870 North stop 552 m from the trailhead
- Start on Sandhurst South Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lakeline Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Ensign Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lakeline Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sandhurst South Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 300 West @ 870 North stop 552 m from the trailhead
More from Sandhurst South Trail Trailhead
- Victory Switchbacks via Lakeline Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- Vista Mound–Hell Canyon Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 823 ft
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