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Sugar House Park

Parley's Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Parley's Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Sugar House Park near South Salt Lake, UT. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,259 – 4,420 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.72219, -111.88704
Nearest town South Salt Lake, UT
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Parley's Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 4,259–4,420 ft

Out & Back · Sugar House Park

Trailhead: 40.72219, -111.88704

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: South Salt Lake City Station stop 98 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto S-Line Greenway, Parley's Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto 700 East Multi-Use Path, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Parley's Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto 700 East Multi-Use Path, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto S-Line Greenway, Parley's Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miArrive 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-dc60

Trail surface

77% paved16% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F67°
Feels like82°Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 90°66°
Sun 82°65° 33%
Mon 72°61° 64%
Tue 81°60°
Wed 91°66°
Thu 82°66° 25%

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South Salt Lake City Station stop 98 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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