Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 4,829 ft · 5 hr 41 min

Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 6 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Canyon Rim, UT. The route passes Parleys Canyon, Jacks Peak and Jack's Mailbox. It climbs 4,829 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,839 – 7,287 ft · steepest grade: 53%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail Connector 40.71849, -111.80951
Nearest town Canyon Rim, UT

Directions

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Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 4,829 ft · 5 hr 41 min

Elevation 4,838–7,287 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail Connector · 40.71849, -111.80951

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

Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 394 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foothill Drive Access, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miPass Parleys Canyon.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miPass Jacks Peak.
  14. 50 ftPass Jack's Mailbox.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Jack's Peak Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftReach Jacks Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading W.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miBear right onto Foothill Drive Access, heading E.
  37. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

88% dirt12% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 394 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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