AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Three-Mile Canyon

2.6 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Three-Mile Canyon is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. It climbs 398 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,716 – 7,028 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.72791, -111.44703
Nearest town Atkinson, UT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Three-Mile Canyon

2.6 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,715–7,027 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.72791, -111.44703

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Three Mile Canyon Road, heading N.
  4. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading NE.
  6. 1.3 miArrive 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-4-km-5c3e

Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Atkinson, Utah