Silverado Canyon Sunset Point–Lion Hill Loop Trail, 3 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,411 ft · 7 hr 4 min
Silverado Canyon Sunset Point–Lion Hill Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Ophir, UT. The route reaches Silverado Canyon Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 4,411 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Silverado Canyon Sunset Point–Lion Hill Loop Trail, 3 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,411 ft · 7 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,637–8,379 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lion Hill Loop Trail · 40.37834, -112.23983
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Lion Hill Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Silverado Canyon Road, heading S.
- 4.8 miReach Silverado Canyon Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.8 miSharp left onto Lion Hill Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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