Pony Express Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Pony Express Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in The Ranches Parkway near Eagle Mountain, UT. The route reaches Pony Express Trail at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pony Express Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 4,897–5,071 ft
Out & Back · The Ranches Parkway
Trailhead: 40.36191, -111.98543
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Sparrowhawk Way @ 7746 N stop 553 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Pony Express Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sparrowhawk Way @ 7746 N stop 553 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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