Rose Canyon County Open Space

Rose Canyon Spring–Bear Fork Trail, 8 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 3,045 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Rose Canyon Spring–Bear Fork Trail, 8 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Rose Canyon County Open Space near Hi Country Estates, UT. The route reaches Rose Canyon Spring. It climbs 3,045 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,099 – 7,668 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48614, -112.15111
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT

Directions

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Rose Canyon Spring–Bear Fork Trail, 8 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 3,045 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Elevation 6,099–7,669 ft

Out & Back · Rose Canyon County Open Space

Trailhead: 40.48614, -112.15111

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Tooele Fork Road, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bear Fork Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto City Canyon Road, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rose Ridge Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading E.
  12. 1.7 miBear right onto Water Fork Ridge Trail, heading E.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miPass Rose Canyon Spring.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Water Fork Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miReach Rose Canyon Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miBear left onto Water Fork Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftBear left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading NW.
  20. 1.7 miBear right onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miBear right onto Rose Ridge Trail, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right onto City Canyon Road, heading W.
  26. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bear Fork Trail, heading N.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Hand Fork Road, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Tooele Fork Road, heading NE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 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

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F57°
Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Mon 66°53° 37%
Tue 74°53°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 80°58°
Fri 81°63°
Sat 64°49° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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