Buffalo Ranch Trail via D&RGW Rail Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Buffalo Ranch Trail via D&RGW Rail Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Sport Sales Plaza, UT. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,210 – 4,265 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92165, -111.89234
Nearest town Sport Sales Plaza, UT

Directions

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Buffalo Ranch Trail via D&RGW Rail Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 4,211–4,264 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.92165, -111.89234

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading W.
  5. 2.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear left onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading N.
  17. 2 miReach Buffalo Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 100 ftTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
  30. 2.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  32. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

65% paved27% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F71°
Feels like81°Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 90°70°
Sun 83°66° 35%
Mon 72°60° 66%
Tue 79°59°
Wed 89°64°
Thu 80°65° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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