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Spring Canyon Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Spring Canyon Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 1,335 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,899 – 6,158 ft · steepest grade: 41%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spring Canyon Trail 40.16260, -111.57481
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Spring Canyon Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 4,899–6,159 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Spring Canyon Trail · 40.16260, -111.57481

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Spring Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Intermediate Jump Line Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Advanced Flow Line Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Dual Slalom Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Climb Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dual Slalom Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Advanced Flow Line Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading W.
  22. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spring-canyon-trail-out-back-4-km-606b

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F65°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 87°66°
Sun 79°59° 56%
Mon 73°54° 56%
Tue 78°52°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 87°60° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 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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