D&RGW Rail Trail Loop
6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min
D&RGW Rail Trail Loop is a 6.7-mile loop near Kum-Li Meadows, 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.
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D&RGW Rail Trail Loop
6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 4,215–4,270 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 40.96812, -111.90528
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 6 min before dark.
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