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Slate Canyon Park

Hathenbrook Spring–Mouse Rock Loop, 8 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 3,500 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Hathenbrook Spring–Mouse Rock Loop, 8 sights is an 8.5-mile loop in Slate Canyon Park near Ironton, UT. The route passes Y Viewpoint, Mouse Rock, Slide Canyon Viewpoint and Hathenbrook Spring. It climbs 3,500 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,830 – 8,222 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22659, -111.62765
Nearest town Ironton, UT
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Hathenbrook Spring–Mouse Rock Loop, 8 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 3,500 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 4,828–8,224 ft

Loop · Slate Canyon Park

Trailhead: 40.22659, -111.62765

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto BST Access Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Terrace Drive, heading N.
  7. 500 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Terrace Drive, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Y Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miPass Y Viewpoint.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Slide Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miPass Mouse Rock.
  13. 50 ftPass Slide Canyon Viewpoint.
  14. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1 miTurn right onto Boardman Spring Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  17. 2.3 miPass Hathenbrook Spring.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/hathenbrook-spring-mouse-rock-loop-10-sights-via-bonneville-shoreline-trail

Trail surface

86% dirt12% gravel1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F70°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 81°60° 53%
Mon 75°57° 53%
Tue 82°58°
Wed 88°63°
Thu 84°72° 20%
Fri 90°67° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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