North Firebreak Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft · 1 hr 46 min
North Firebreak Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Cannon Hills, UT. It climbs 1,006 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Firebreak Road
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 4,481–5,209 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rockwood Trail · 40.92921, -111.87019
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 72° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 990 N stop 321 m from the trailhead
- Start on Rockwood Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rockwood Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 990 N stop 321 m from the trailhead
More from Rockwood Trail Trailhead
- Bountiful Peak Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Bountiful Peak Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- North Firebreak Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- Bountiful Peak Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 701 ft
- Bountiful Peak Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 736 ft
- North Firebreak Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 952 ft
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