Parley's Trail, Oct 16.jpg
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Parley's Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Parley's Historic Nature Park near Yuma View, UT. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,567 – 4,741 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Parleys Trail Access 40.71405, -111.82862
Nearest town Yuma View, UT

Directions

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Parley's Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 4,567–4,740 ft

Out & Back · Parley's Historic Nature Park

Trailhead: Parleys Trail Access · 40.71405, -111.82862

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 2000 E @ 2710 S stop 508 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Parleys Trail Access, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Parley's Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Parleys Trail Access, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

83% paved17% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F70°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 5 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
Sun 82°66° 31%
Mon 73°63° 53%
Tue 82°61°
Wed 90°67°
Thu 86°71° 21%
Fri 90°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 2000 E @ 2710 S stop 508 m from the trailhead