Three-Mile Canyon
4.5 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Three-Mile Canyon is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Atkinson, UT. It climbs 561 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Three-Mile Canyon
4.5 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 6,639–7,027 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Three Mile Canyon Road · 40.73970, -111.43453
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Three Mile Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Three-Mile Canyon, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Three Mile Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Three Mile Canyon Road Trailhead
- Three-Mile Canyon 2.1 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Promontory via Three-Mile Canyon 3.1 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Three-Mile Canyon 3.7 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Three-Mile Canyon 4 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Three Mile Canyon Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Three-Mile Canyon 4.3 mi · ▲ 418 ft
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