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.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,635 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19136, -111.54661
Nearest town Mapleton, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse Mountain Road, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miReach Spring Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left onto Spring Canyon Corral Spur Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F58°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 75°58°
Sun 70°52° 56%
Mon 63°48° 56%
Tue 71°47°
Wed 78°53°
Thu 79°55° 24%

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.

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