Perkins Hill–Parleys Canyon, 5 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 3,247 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Perkins Hill–Parleys Canyon, 5 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Canyon Rim, UT. The route passes Parleys Canyon before reaching Perkins Hill at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 3,247 ft, with sections as steep as 42% 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, 5 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 3,247 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 4,834–7,502 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail Connector · 40.71964, -111.81045
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 244 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail Connector, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Parleys Canyon.
- 150 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 E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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 SW.
- 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 SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Foothill Drive Access, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 244 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail Connector Trailhead
- Parleys Canyon & Foothill Drive Access 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Parleys Canyon–Foothill Drive Access, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section & Foothill Drive Access 2.4 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section & Foothill Drive Access 2.7 mi · ▲ 241 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section–Foothill Drive Access, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Parleys Canyon–Benchmark Primitive Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft
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