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Ford Canyon Overlook Trail via Bountiful Peak Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Ford Canyon Overlook Trail via Bountiful Peak Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Aegean Village, UT. It climbs 2,009 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,383 – 6,362 ft · steepest grade: 34%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.95344, -111.88052
Nearest town Aegean Village, UT
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Ford Canyon Overlook Trail via Bountiful Peak Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 4,383–6,363 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.95344, -111.88052

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: Main St @ 1613 S stop 245 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto BST Access Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miReach Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  11. 150 ftSharp left onto BST Access Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 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/ford-canyon-overlook-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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: Main St @ 1613 S stop 245 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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