AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Three-Mile Canyon

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Three-Mile Canyon is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. It climbs 1,051 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,759 – 7,071 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76154, -111.45344
Nearest town Atkinson, UT
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Three-Mile Canyon

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 6,760–7,069 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.76154, -111.45344

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 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-cca7

Trail surface

55% paved45% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F57°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 71°51° 38%
Mon 67°45° 45%
Tue 76°44°
Wed 81°50°
Thu 74°54° 20%
Fri 79°52° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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