North Firebreak Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 952 ft · 1 hr 37 min

North Firebreak Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Cannon Hills, UT. It climbs 952 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,482 – 5,191 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockwood Trail 40.92921, -111.87019
Nearest town Cannon Hills, UT

Directions

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North Firebreak Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 952 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 4,481–5,190 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rockwood Trail · 40.92921, -111.87019

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 990 N stop 321 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Rockwood Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  3. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rockwood Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 990 N stop 321 m from the trailhead

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