Parleys Canyon–Benchmark Primitive Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Parleys Canyon–Benchmark Primitive Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Canyon Rim, UT. The route reaches Parleys Canyon. It climbs 1,053 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Parleys Canyon–Benchmark Primitive Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 4,817–5,468 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail Connector · 40.72181, -111.81188
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 39 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail Connector, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Parleys Canyon.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Benchmark Primitive Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Parleys Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Foothill Drive Access, heading SE.
- 0.6 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 39 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail Connector Trailhead
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- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section & Foothill Drive Access 2.7 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section–Foothill Drive Access, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, 6 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 2,992 ft
- Perkins Hill–Parleys Canyon, 5 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 3,247 ft
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