Mouse Rock–Y Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Ironton, UT. The route passes Mouse Rock, Slide Canyon Viewpoint and Y Viewpoint. It climbs 4,221 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mouse Rock–Y Viewpoint, 5 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 4,221 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 4,821–8,669 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Slide Canyon Trail · 40.24216, -111.57820
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Slide Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miPass Mouse Rock.
- 50 ftPass Slide Canyon Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Y Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Y Viewpoint.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Mouse Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Y Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right onto Slide Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Heritage Mountain Resort Road & Slide Canyon Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft
- Maple Flat Trail & Slide Canyon Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,878 ft
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- Bonneville Shoreline Trail–First Right Fork, 4 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 4,390 ft
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