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Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Lookout–Dan's Hill Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,176 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Lookout–Dan's Hill Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Yellow Fork Canyon County Park near Hi Country Estates, UT. The route reaches Lookout at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,176 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,670 – 6,815 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Fork Canyon Road 40.46555, -112.08569
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT
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Lookout–Dan's Hill Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,176 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,671–6,814 ft

Out & Back · Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Trailhead: Yellow Fork Canyon Road · 40.46555, -112.08569

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading W.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Turkey Hollow Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rose Ridge Section, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Lookout Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miReach Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rose Ridge Section, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Turkey Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading SE.
  30. 250 ftBear right onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading S.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading S.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading SE.
  38. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading SE.
  39. 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/lookout-dans-hill-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km-256a

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 78°61° 17%
Mon 69°55° 40%
Tue 80°54°
Wed 83°54°
Thu 85°57°
Fri 80°60°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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