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Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint & Tower Connector

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint & Tower Connector is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Orchard Hills East, UT. The route reaches Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,794 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,204 – 6,178 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Terraces Trail 40.82127, -111.90306
Nearest town Orchard Hills East, UT
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Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint & Tower Connector

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 5,202–6,178 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Terraces Trail · 40.82127, -111.90306

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Terraces Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto Wild Rose Overlook, heading E.
  6. 500 ftBear right onto Wild Rose Overlook Upper, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tower Connector, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Radio Tower Utility Road, heading W.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Hell Canyon Section, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miReach Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Radio Tower Utility Road, heading E.
  17. 350 ftTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tower Connector, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wild Rose Overlook Upper, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto Wild Rose Overlook, heading NW.
  22. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Terraces Trail, heading W.
  26. 250 ftArrive 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/hell-canyon-utility-viewpoint-tower-connector-out-back

Trail surface

95% dirt5% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F67°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 79°65° 32%
Mon 69°59° 55%
Tue 77°57°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 82°68° 19%
Fri 86°68° 19%

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

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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