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The C Trail route map
Difficulty: Expert
Iron Hills Trail System/Utah

The C Trail

4.3 mi

Distance

2,175 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 38m

Est. Time

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for The C Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Recreation Area manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,846 ft
Max:2,511 ft
Gain:674 ft
Loss:8 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,846 ft and 2,511 ft across 4.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,846 ft2,068 ft2,290 ft2,511 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.2 mi4.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,846 ft
End4.3 mi2,511 ft

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Recreation Area

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Cedar City, UT · in or next to town
County:
Iron County, UT
Jurisdiction:
Iron Hills Trail System

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Jul 28, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Imported route

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