Parley's Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Parley's Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Sugar House Park near Forest Dale, UT. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Parley's Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,307–4,420 ft
Out & Back · Sugar House Park
Trailhead: McClelland Trail · 40.72034, -111.85801
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Highland Dr @ 2308 S stop 45 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on McClelland Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Parley's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto S-Line Greenway, Parley's Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 700 East Multi-Use Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Parley's Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto 700 East Multi-Use Path, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto S-Line Greenway, Parley's Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto McClelland Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Highland Dr @ 2308 S stop 45 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from McClelland Trail Trailhead
- S-Line Greenway, Parley's Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- S-Line Greenway, Parley's Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- S-Line Greenway, Parley's Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Parley's Trail 3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Parley's Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Parley's Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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