Buckland Ridge Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 1,416 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Buckland Ridge Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Quailbrook, UT. It climbs 1,416 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Buckland Ridge Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 1,416 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 6,010–7,428 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Buckland Ridge Trail · 40.91558, -111.81345
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Buckland Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Buckland Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
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