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Little Rock Peak & Little Rock Connector via Little Rock Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,755 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Little Rock Peak & Little Rock Connector via Little Rock Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. The route reaches Little Rock Peak at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,755 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,895 – 6,572 ft · steepest grade: 32%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.29452, -111.64875
Nearest town Edgemont, UT
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Little Rock Peak & Little Rock Connector via Little Rock Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,755 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 4,894–6,572 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.29452, -111.64875

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: University Ave. @ 4858 N stop 782 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Shoreline Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Little Rock Peak Trail, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Little Rock Connector, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Little Rock Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right onto Little Rock Peak Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miReach Little Rock Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Rock Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Little Rock Connector, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Little Rock Peak Trail, heading N.
  21. 200 ftBear left onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Shoreline Road, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  30. 250 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-peak-little-rock-connector-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

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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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Ave. @ 4858 N stop 782 m from the trailhead

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