Parley's Trail, Oct 16.jpg
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Parley's Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Parley's Historic Nature Park near East Millcreek, UT. It climbs 477 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,462 – 4,764 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.70971, -111.80173
Nearest town East Millcreek, UT

Directions

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Parley's Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 477 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 4,461–4,763 ft

Out & Back · Parley's Historic Nature Park

Trailhead: 40.70971, -111.80173

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 71° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Parley's Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 2.1 miReach Parley's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 2.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 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

76% paved23% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F71°
Feels like83°Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 87°69°
Sun 80°64° 35%
Mon 69°58° 62%
Tue 80°59°
Wed 88°65°
Thu 82°65° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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