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Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 4,565 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 5 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near East Millcreek, UT. The route passes Parleys Canyon, Jacks Peak and Jack's Mailbox. It climbs 4,565 ft, with sections as steep as 54% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,790 – 7,287 ft · steepest grade: 54%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section 40.70765, -111.79577
Nearest town East Millcreek, UT
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Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 4,565 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 4,791–7,287 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section · 40.70765, -111.79577

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Wasatch Boulevard @ 3305 South stop 569 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading N.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto Parley's Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Parleys Canyon.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miPass Jacks Peak.
  17. 50 ftPass Jack's Mailbox.
  18. 300 ftTurn left onto Jack's Peak Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 450 ftReach Jacks Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SW.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading E.
  34. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Parley's Trail, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading NW.
  36. 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  37. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jacks-peak-jacks-mailbox-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

84% dirt16% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Wasatch Boulevard @ 3305 South stop 569 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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