Lion's Head & First Right Fork via Slide Canyon Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View, UT. The route reaches Lion's Head at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 3,966 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,109 – 8,974 ft · steepest grade: 30%9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26441, -111.63048
Nearest town Pleasant View, UT
Directions
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Lion's Head & First Right Fork via Slide Canyon Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 3,966 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 5,107–8,973 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.26441, -111.63048
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto First Right Fork, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Slide Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Lion's Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto First Right Fork, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 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 surface
94% dirt4% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F67°
Feels like82°Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
86°67°
Sun
78°59°
53%
Mon
71°56°
53%
Tue
78°55°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
87°63°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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