Ensign Peak Trail–Hell Canyon Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Ensign Peak Trail–Hell Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Ensign Downs Place, UT. It climbs 806 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ensign Peak Trail–Hell Canyon Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 4,837–5,349 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ensign Peak TH · 40.79178, -111.88822
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ensign Peak Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Ensign Viewpoint Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lakeline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Ensign Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ensign Viewpoint Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 50 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 0.3 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 6 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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