Parley's Trail & South Loop Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Parley's Historic Nature Park near East Millcreek, UT. It climbs 621 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,462 – 4,794 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South Loop Trail 40.70982, -111.81095
Nearest town East Millcreek, UT
Directions
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Parley's Trail & South Loop Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,461–4,794 ft
Out & Back · Parley's Historic Nature Park
Trailhead: South Loop Trail · 40.70982, -111.81095
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: 2700 S @ 1959 E stop 343 m from the trailhead
- Start on South Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Parley's Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miReach South Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
71% paved9% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F70°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
85°69°
Mon
74°62°
56%
Tue
80°63°
Wed
83°65°
Thu
85°67°
Fri
80°69°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: 2700 S @ 1959 E stop 343 m from the trailhead
More from South Loop Trail Trailhead
- Parley's Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Parley's Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 479 ft
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