Parleys Summit & The Upper Avenues via Great Western Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Parleys Summit & The Upper Avenues via Great Western Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Altus, UT. The route reaches Parleys Summit. It climbs 846 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,002 – 7,533 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75497, -111.61650
Nearest town Altus, UT
Directions
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Parleys Summit & The Upper Avenues via Great Western Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 7,001–7,533 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.75497, -111.61650
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Parleys Summit.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto The Upper Avenues, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Parleys Summit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 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
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F56°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
76°53°
Sun
72°50°
45%
Mon
61°46°
59%
Tue
74°46°
Wed
80°52°
Thu
77°53°
27%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Little Dell Reservoir–Parleys Summit, 3 saddles 10.7 mi · ▲ 3,931 ft
- Parleys Summit–Great Western Trail bypass, 3 sights 13 mi · ▲ 4,211 ft
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