Pencil Point–Parleys Canyon, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,951 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Pencil Point–Parleys Canyon, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Canyon Rim, UT. The route passes Parleys Canyon before reaching Pencil Point at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,951 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pencil Point–Parleys Canyon, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,951 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 4,838–6,112 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail Connector · 40.71849, -111.80951
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 394 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Foothill Drive Access, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Parleys Canyon.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Benchmark Primitive Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Pencil Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Benchmark Primitive Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Foothill Drive Access, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 394 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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