Perkins Hill–Parleys Canyon, 4 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 3,405 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Perkins Hill–Parleys Canyon, 4 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near East Millcreek, UT. The route passes Parleys Canyon before reaching Perkins Hill at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 3,405 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Perkins Hill–Parleys Canyon, 4 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 3,405 ft · 4 hr 56 min
Elevation 4,791–7,502 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section · 40.70765, -111.79577
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Parley's Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Parleys Canyon.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Emigration Canyon Ridgeline Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Perkins Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Perkins Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Emigration Canyon Ridgeline Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading SW.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Parley's Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section Trailhead
- Parley's Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- Parley's Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Parley's Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- South Loop Trail via Parley's Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 470 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,523 ft
- Pipeline Overlook & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft
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