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Folsom Trail & Jordan River Parkway is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Cummings, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,223 – 4,252 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 9 Line Trail 40.74951, -111.91140
Nearest town Cummings, UT

Directions

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Folsom Trail & Jordan River Parkway

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 4,223–4,253 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 9 Line Trail · 40.74951, -111.91140

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 800 West / 800 South (NB) stop 370 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 9 Line Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto 9 Line Trail Connector, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Jordan River Parkway, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Folsom Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miReach Jordan River Parkway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left onto Jordan River Parkway, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto 9 Line Trail Connector, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto 9 Line Trail, heading E.
  12. 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 surface

83% paved1% boardwalk16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F67°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 84°63° 31%
Mon 74°64° 55%
Tue 84°62°
Wed 91°68°
Thu 87°73° 20%
Fri 91°72° 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: 800 West / 800 South (NB) stop 370 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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