D&RGW Rail Trail Loop

6.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 20 min

D&RGW Rail Trail Loop is a 6.9-mile loop near Oakridge Farms, UT. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,278 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kaysville Walkway 40.99700, -111.92592
Nearest town Oakridge Farms, UT

Directions

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D&RGW Rail Trail Loop

6.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 4,215–4,277 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Kaysville Walkway · 40.99700, -111.92592

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

  1. Start on Kaysville Walkway, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
  16. 2.6 miTurn right onto Kaysville Walkway, heading N.
  17. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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