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Powerline Trail & Thaynes Canyon is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 1,596 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,939 – 8,521 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.66120, -111.52050
Nearest town Park City, UT

Directions

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Powerline Trail & Thaynes Canyon

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,941–8,522 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.66120, -111.52050

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & Snow Creek Drive stop 699 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto H.A.M., heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Spiro Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Thaynes Canyon, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miReach Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto Thaynes Canyon, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spiro Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto H.A.M., heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.8 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 76°F53°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 76°52°
Sun 72°51° 53%
Mon 61°47° 56%
Tue 75°46°
Wed 81°53°
Thu 78°53° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & Snow Creek Drive stop 699 m from the trailhead

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