Hell Canyon Trail–Victory Switchbacks, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Hell Canyon Trail–Victory Switchbacks, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Capitol View, UT. It climbs 894 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hell Canyon Trail–Victory Switchbacks, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 4,461–5,349 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Victory Road Trailhead · 40.78421, -111.89268
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Columbus Street / 500 North (NB) stop 568 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Victory Switchbacks, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Lakeline Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Victory Switchbacks, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lakeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sandhurst South Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeline Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Victory Switchbacks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lakeline Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sandhurst South Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Victory Switchbacks, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Victory Switchbacks, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Columbus Street / 500 North (NB) stop 568 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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