Powerhouse Ridge
4.3 mi · ▲ 3,059 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Powerhouse Ridge is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 3,059 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Powerhouse Ridge
4.3 mi · ▲ 3,059 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 4,895–7,656 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.16099, -111.57330
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Powerhouse Ridge, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Powerhouse Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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