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Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Rio Tinto Observation Point–Bolt Trail, 10 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,805 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Rio Tinto Observation Point–Bolt Trail, 10 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Yellow Fork Canyon County Park near Hi Country Estates, UT. The route reaches Rio Tinto Observation Point at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,805 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,630 – 6,614 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.46654, -112.08191
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT
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Rio Tinto Observation Point–Bolt Trail, 10 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,805 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,629–6,613 ft

Out & Back · Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Trailhead: 40.46654, -112.08191

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Turkey Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  16. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rose Ridge Section, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rose Ridge Section, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rose Ridge Section, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Bolt Trail, heading N.
  23. 200 ftTurn right onto Sorta Shady Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftSharp left onto Bolt Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Outta Gas Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left onto Copper Rise (BST) Trail, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Goat Nose Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miReach Rio Tinto Observation Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.1 miBear left onto Copper Rise (BST) Trail, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftSharp right onto Outta Gas Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miBear left onto Bolt Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miSharp right onto Sorta Shady Trail, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Bolt Trail, heading W.
  34. 200 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rose Ridge Section, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rose Ridge Section, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading E.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rose Ridge Section, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Turkey Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  42. 1.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading SW.
  43. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading SW.
  44. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading S.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dan's Hill Trail, heading S.
  46. 500 ftBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading S.
  47. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading S.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading S.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading S.
  50. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading S.
  52. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading S.
  53. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading SE.
  54. 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading SE.
  55. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  56. 0.1 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/rio-tinto-observation-point-bolt-trail-out-back-10-sights-13-km-6740

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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