Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Rose Canyon Spring–Water Fork Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Rose Canyon Spring–Water Fork Road, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Yellow Fork Canyon County Park near Hi Country Estates, UT. The route reaches Rose Canyon Spring. It climbs 741 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,656 – 6,418 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Fork Canyon Road 40.46555, -112.08569
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT

Directions

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Rose Canyon Spring–Water Fork Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 5,656–6,419 ft

Out & Back · Yellow Fork Canyon County Park

Trailhead: Yellow Fork Canyon Road · 40.46555, -112.08569

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Water Fork Road, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miPass Rose Canyon Spring.
  5. 0.8 miReach Rose Canyon Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NE.
  9. 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

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 75°55° 32%
Mon 67°54° 46%
Tue 79°50°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 80°65° 21%
Fri 86°63° 21%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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