Slate Canyon Park

Slate Highline Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,820 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Slate Highline Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Slate Canyon Park near Ironton, UT. It climbs 1,820 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,725 – 6,450 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21525, -111.62584
Nearest town Ironton, UT

Directions

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Slate Highline Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,820 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 4,724–6,450 ft

Out & Back · Slate Canyon Park

Trailhead: 40.21525, -111.62584

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto South Provo Gasline Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Slate Highline Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.5 miReach Slate Highline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto South Provo Gasline Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 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

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F68°
Feels like82°Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 88°68°
Sun 79°60° 53%
Mon 72°56° 53%
Tue 79°56°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 88°64° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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