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North Firebreak Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,476 ft · 2 hr 38 min

North Firebreak Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Cannon Hills, UT. It climbs 1,476 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,482 – 5,601 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.0 mi

Getting there

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

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,476 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 4,481–5,602 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

  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 ftContinue straight onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Davis Creek Trail, heading N.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rockwood Trail, heading E.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-firebreak-road-out-back-9-km-003e

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F72°
Feels like78°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 88°70°
Sun 83°65° 36%
Mon 71°59° 67%
Tue 78°58°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 80°64° 23%

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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