Twin Peaks Wilderness

Hounds Tooth & Hounds Tooth Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 2,672 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Hounds Tooth & Hounds Tooth Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Twin Peaks Wilderness near Prospector Hills, UT. The route reaches Hounds Tooth at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 2,672 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,253 – 7,894 ft · steepest grade: 45%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ferguson Canyon Trail 40.61038, -111.78826
Nearest town Prospector Hills, UT

Directions

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Hounds Tooth & Hounds Tooth Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 2,672 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 5,252–7,896 ft

Out & Back · Twin Peaks Wilderness

Trailhead: Ferguson Canyon Trail · 40.61038, -111.78826

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Bengal Blvd @ 3455 E stop 758 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Ferguson Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hounds Tooth Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.6 miReach Hounds Tooth, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left onto Ferguson Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F68°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 85°67°
Sun 79°61° 40%
Mon 67°57° 61%
Tue 79°58°
Wed 86°66°
Thu 82°65° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bengal Blvd @ 3455 E stop 758 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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