Ford Canyon Overlook Trail & Parrish Creek Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 5,893 ft · 8 hr 7 min
Ford Canyon Overlook Trail & Parrish Creek Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Bountiful Peak Summer Home Area, UT. It climbs 5,893 ft, with sections as steep as 55% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ford Canyon Overlook Trail & Parrish Creek Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 5,893 ft · 8 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,607–8,341 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Parrish Creek Road · 40.93700, -111.80644
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Parrish Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 4.8 miTurn right onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Parrish Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Parrish Creek Trail, heading S.
- 4.8 miArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Parrish Creek Road Trailhead
- Parrish Creek Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 3,156 ft
- Parrish Creek Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 3,633 ft
- Parrish Creek Trail & Parrish Sunset Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 4,307 ft
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