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Little Rock Canyon–Little Rock Connector, 5 sights

10.1 mi · ▲ 3,849 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Little Rock Canyon–Little Rock Connector, 5 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Caryhurst, UT. It climbs 3,849 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,371 – 7,267 ft · steepest grade: 30%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.30008, -111.64306
Nearest town Caryhurst, UT
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Little Rock Canyon–Little Rock Connector, 5 sights

10.1 mi · ▲ 3,849 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,370–7,267 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.30008, -111.64306

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 15% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Shoreline Road, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Little Rock Peak Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Little Rock Connector, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Little Rock Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Rock Canyon, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Little Rock Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto Kyhv Peak Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading SE.
  17. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miReach Middle Shoreline Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading E.
  20. 1.3 miBear right onto Kyhv Peak Trail, heading NW.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right onto Little Rock Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.9 miTurn left onto Little Rock Canyon, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Rock Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Rock Connector, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Rock Peak Trail, heading NW.
  27. 200 ftBear left onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  29. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftSharp left onto Middle Shoreline Road, heading NW.
  31. 250 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 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/little-rock-canyon-little-rock-connector-out-back-5-sights-16-km-3e63

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F65°
Precip15%Wind13 mphUV6Humidity18%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Mon 75°60° 45%
Tue 82°57°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 86°58°
Fri 86°64°
Sat 71°56° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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