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Ensign Peak Trail–Hell Canyon Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Ensign Peak Trail–Hell Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Capitol View, UT. It climbs 1,188 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,462 – 5,348 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Victory Road Trailhead 40.78421, -111.89268
Nearest town Capitol View, UT
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Ensign Peak Trail–Hell Canyon Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 4,461–5,349 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Victory Road Trailhead · 40.78421, -111.89268

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: Columbus Street / 500 North (NB) stop 568 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Victory Switchbacks, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Lakeline Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Victory Switchbacks, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Lakeline Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sandhurst South Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeline Trail, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ensign Viewpoint Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading S.
  13. 250 ftReach Victory Switchbacks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftBear right onto Ensign Viewpoint Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  17. 1.3 miBear left onto Lakeline Trail, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn right onto Sandhurst South Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Victory Switchbacks, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftSharp right onto Victory Switchbacks, heading SE.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 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/ensign-peak-trail-hell-canyon-trail-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F69°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 82°67° 31%
Mon 71°62° 55%
Tue 80°59°
Wed 88°66°
Thu 84°71° 20%
Fri 88°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Columbus Street / 500 North (NB) stop 568 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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