AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Folsom Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Folsom Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Golden Park, 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 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jordan River Parkway 40.76067, -111.92317
Nearest town Golden Park, UT
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Directions

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Folsom Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 4,223–4,253 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Jordan River Parkway · 40.76067, -111.92317

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 400 South @ 1061 West stop 114 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jordan River Parkway, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Folsom Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miReach Folsom Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Jordan River Parkway, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miArrive 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/folsom-trail-out-back-5-km-2bca

Trail surface

73% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 400 South @ 1061 West stop 114 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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