Hogback Summit & Franklin Canyon Road
15.7 mi · ▲ 2,596 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Hogback Summit & Franklin Canyon Road is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Henefer, UT. The route reaches Hogback Summit. It climbs 2,596 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hogback Summit & Franklin Canyon Road
15.7 mi · ▲ 2,596 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Elevation 6,130–6,959 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.95555, -111.56346
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1 miPass Hogback Summit.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Franklin Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Hogback Summit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miArrive 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 4.2 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Hogback Summit 2 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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