Powerhouse Mountain Road & Spring Canyon Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Powerhouse Mountain Road & Spring Canyon Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 1,432 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Powerhouse Mountain Road & Spring Canyon Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,670–7,634 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.19136, -111.54661
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach Spring Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Spring Canyon Corral Spur Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.7 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 1.9 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Powerhouse Mountain Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft
- Powerhouse Mountain Road–Powerhouse Ridge, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 2,605 ft
- Spring Canyon Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 2,227 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 15 mi · ▲ 3,852 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 15 mi · ▲ 3,913 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 4,014 ft
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