AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Folsom Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Folsom Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Western, UT. It is mostly level, with 27 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 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77134, -111.91425
Nearest town Western, UT
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Folsom Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 4,223–4,253 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.77134, -111.91425

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Jackson/Euclid stop 56 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Jordan River Parkway, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Folsom Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miReach Folsom Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1.3 miTurn right onto Jordan River Parkway, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 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/folsom-trail-out-back-6-km-150f

Trail surface

68% paved4% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jackson/Euclid stop 56 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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