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Sugar House Park

Parley's Trail

3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Parley's Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sugar House Park near Forest Dale, UT. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,308 – 4,420 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.72207, -111.85776
Nearest town Forest Dale, UT
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Parley's Trail

3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 4,307–4,420 ft

Out & Back · Sugar House Park

Trailhead: 40.72207, -111.85776

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: Highland Dr @ 2230 S stop 78 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Simpson Avenue, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Parley's Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto S-Line Greenway, Parley's Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto 700 East Multi-Use Path, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear left onto Parley's Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto 700 East Multi-Use Path, heading W.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto S-Line Greenway, Parley's Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 250 ftBear left onto Simpson Avenue, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/parleys-trail-out-back-5-km-51cb

Trail surface

91% paved1% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 12 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Highland Dr @ 2230 S stop 78 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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