Fox Tail Trail–Lost Prospector Access, 5 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Fox Tail Trail–Lost Prospector Access, 5 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 509 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,710 – 7,126 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65709, -111.50686
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Fox Tail Trail–Lost Prospector Access, 5 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,708–7,127 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.65709, -111.50686
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 77°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 138 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Olympic Parkway Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Park City Parkway, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Lost Prospector Access, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto SOS, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lost Prospector, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Skid Row, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Fox Tail Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Fox Tail Cutoff, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Park City Parkway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fox Tail Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Skid Row, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lost Prospector, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto SOS, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lost Prospector Access, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Park City Parkway, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Olympic Parkway Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
51% paved41% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F57°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
72°50°
47%
Mon
66°48°
51%
Tue
76°48°
Wed
79°54°
Thu
76°57°
20%
Fri
80°59°
21%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 138 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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