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Salt Lake City Regional Athletic Complex

Jordan River Parkway Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Jordan River Parkway Trail is a 5.8-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 – 4,226 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81608, -111.94397
Nearest town Midland Five Acre Plat, UT
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Jordan River Parkway Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 4,212–4,226 ft

Out & Back · Salt Lake City Regional Athletic Complex

Trailhead: 40.81608, -111.94397

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  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 NE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Jordan River Parkway, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 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-9-km-272f

Trail surface

77% paved6% boardwalk17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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