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Little Pole Canyon Road via Wild Ruffy Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Little Pole Canyon Road via Wild Ruffy Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Francis, UT. It climbs 1,265 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,549 – 7,261 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Showdown Trail 40.58058, -111.31048
Nearest town Francis, UT
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Little Pole Canyon Road via Wild Ruffy Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Elevation 6,547–7,262 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Showdown Trail · 40.58058, -111.31048

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Showdown Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miSharp right onto Wild Ruffy Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Little Pole Canyon Road, heading S.
  7. 2.3 miReach Little Pole Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right onto Wild Ruffy Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Showdown Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miArrive 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/kam-connect-trail-little-pole-canyon-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F57°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 78°57°
Sun 74°52° 55%
Mon 63°47° 55%
Tue 74°45°
Wed 80°51°
Thu 81°56° 28%

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