Parley's Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Parley's Historic Nature Park near Canyon Rim, UT. It climbs 479 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,462 – 4,741 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.71171, -111.81135
Nearest town Canyon Rim, UT
Directions
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Parley's Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 4,461–4,740 ft
Out & Back · Parley's Historic Nature Park
Trailhead: 40.71171, -111.81135
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 1700 E @ 2501 S stop 117 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Parley's Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miReach Parley's 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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
89% paved11% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F70°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity22%
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
81°66°
32%
Mon
73°63°
52%
Tue
82°60°
Wed
90°67°
Thu
85°71°
21%
Fri
90°71°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: 1700 E @ 2501 S stop 117 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Parley's Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Parley's Trail & South Loop Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 621 ft
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