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Centennial Trail–Farmington Spine Trail, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 3,839 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Centennial Trail–Farmington Spine Trail, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Bayview Heights, UT. It climbs 3,839 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,754 – 8,540 ft · steepest grade: 37%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dirt Coaster Trail 40.99542, -111.88175
Nearest town Bayview Heights, UT
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Centennial Trail–Farmington Spine Trail, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 3,839 ft · 4 hr 51 min

Elevation 4,753–8,539 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dirt Coaster Trail · 40.99542, -111.88175

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Dirt Coaster Trail, heading S.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rudd Canyon Trail, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading E.
  6. 2.9 miTurn left onto Centennial Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Steed Canyon Overlook Road, heading SE.
  9. 1 miReach Rudd Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miSharp right onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Centennial Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading NW.
  13. 2.3 miBear left onto Old Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Rudd Canyon Trail, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  17. 500 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/centennial-trail-farmington-spine-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 12 min before dark.

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