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Lost Prospector Access–Park City Parkway, 7 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 1,226 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Lost Prospector Access–Park City Parkway, 7 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. It climbs 1,226 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,562 – 6,966 ft · steepest grade: 16%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73084, -111.45022
Nearest town Atkinson, UT
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Lost Prospector Access–Park City Parkway, 7 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 1,226 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,561–6,965 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.73084, -111.45022

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Promontory, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading W.
  5. 250 ftSharp left onto South Canyon, heading NW.
  6. 2.6 miSharp right onto RocMon, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Park City Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miSharp left onto Skid Row, heading W.
  11. 100 ftSharp right onto Lost Prospector Access, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading W.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Park City Parkway, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftReach Promontory, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading E.
  18. 350 ftTurn right onto Lost Prospector Access, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miSharp left onto Skid Row, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftSharp right onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading NE.
  21. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Park City Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miSharp right onto RocMon, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miSharp left onto South Canyon, heading SE.
  25. 2.6 miSharp right onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 200 ftContinue straight onto Promontory, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 100 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/lost-prospector-access-park-city-parkway-out-back-7-sights-302e

Trail surface

64% dirt33% paved3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F55°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 73°50° 39%
Mon 68°46° 46%
Tue 77°45°
Wed 81°51°
Thu 74°55° 20%
Fri 80°53° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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