AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Three-Mile Canyon

7.9 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Three-Mile Canyon is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. It climbs 899 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,884 – 7,153 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75742, -111.44840
Nearest town Atkinson, UT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Three-Mile Canyon

7.9 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,883–7,152 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75742, -111.44840

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/three-mile-canyon-out-back-13-km-b8c5

Trail surface

54% paved46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Atkinson, Utah