AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Promontory via Three-Mile Canyon

4.9 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Promontory via Three-Mile Canyon is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. It climbs 752 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,611 – 7,028 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Three-Mile Canyon 40.74184, -111.43519
Nearest town Atkinson, UT
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Promontory via Three-Mile Canyon

4.9 mi · ▲ 752 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 6,610–7,027 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Three-Mile Canyon · 40.74184, -111.43519

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

  1. Start on Three-Mile Canyon, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Promontory, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miReach Promontory, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miArrive 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/promontory-out-back-8-km-c520

Trail surface

60% paved19% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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