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South Loop Trail via Parley's Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Parley's Historic Nature Park near Canyon Rim, UT. It climbs 416 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,610 – 4,794 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.71233, -111.81512
Nearest town Canyon Rim, UT

Directions

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South Loop Trail via Parley's Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 4,609–4,794 ft

Out & Back · Parley's Historic Nature Park

Trailhead: 40.71233, -111.81512

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Parleys Way @ 2691 E stop 755 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Parley's Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miReach South Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 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

42% paved18% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F69°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 81°66° 32%
Mon 72°63° 52%
Tue 82°60°
Wed 90°67°
Thu 85°71° 21%
Fri 90°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Parleys Way @ 2691 E stop 755 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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