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Salt Lake City Regional Athletic Complex

Jordan River Parkway Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Jordan River Parkway Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Salt Lake City Regional Athletic Complex near Midland Five Acre Plat, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,213 – 4,242 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81649, -111.94568
Nearest town Midland Five Acre Plat, UT
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Jordan River Parkway Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 4,214–4,242 ft

Out & Back · Salt Lake City Regional Athletic Complex

Trailhead: 40.81649, -111.94568

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Jordan River Parkway, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Jordan River Parkway Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Jordan River Parkway Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Jordan River Parkway Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Jordan River Parkway, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 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/jordan-river-parkway-trail-out-back-12-km-dfc3

Trail surface

82% paved6% boardwalk12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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