Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. It climbs 846 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 6,103–6,907 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Canyon Campground Road · 40.26925, -111.58557
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Cascade Saddle–Big Springs Hollow Trail, 4 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 5,970 ft
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