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Round Peak–Powerhouse Mountain Road, 4 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 4,448 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Round Peak–Powerhouse Mountain Road, 4 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. The route reaches Round Peak at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 4,448 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,967 – 7,655 ft · steepest grade: 49%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spring Canyon Corral Spur Road 40.18289, -111.54136
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Round Peak–Powerhouse Mountain Road, 4 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 4,448 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 4,968–7,656 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Spring Canyon Corral Spur Road · 40.18289, -111.54136

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Main St @ 1456 N stop 799 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Spring Canyon Corral Spur Road, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Powerhouse Mountain Road, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miBear right onto Powerhouse Ridge, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto Intermediate Jump Line Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Advanced Flow Line Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Dual Slalom Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Climb Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dual Slalom Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 1.3 miBear right onto Camel Ridge, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 450 ftReach Round Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  21. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Dual Slalom Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Climb Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Dual Slalom Trail, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Advanced Flow Line Trail, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Intermediate Jump Line Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.6 miSharp left onto Powerhouse Ridge, heading E.
  34. 1.1 miBear left onto Powerhouse Mountain Road, heading NE.
  35. 1.3 miTurn left onto Spring Canyon Corral Spur Road, heading NW.
  36. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/powerhouse-mountain-road-powerhouse-ridge-out-back-3-sights-18-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main St @ 1456 N stop 799 m from the trailhead

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